Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 26.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
26.7%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2021
All-time low
18.1%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

01020302007201420212007: 24.82008: 24.22009: 25.82010: 24.62011: 25.62012: 21.82013: 21.92014: 18.12015: 22.32016: 26.42017: 24.22018: 26.32019: 25.22021: 26.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic peaked at 26.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2014.

Dominican Republic ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 24.8%
2008 24.2% -2.4%
2009 25.8% +6.6%
2010 24.6% -4.8%
2011 25.6% +4.1%
2012 21.8% -14.6%
2013 21.9% +0.4%
2014 18.1% -17.6%
2015 22.3% +23.7%
2016 26.4% +17.9%
2017 24.2% -8.1%
2018 26.3% +8.7%
2019 25.2% -4.4%
2021 26.7% +5.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 26.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.3%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 26.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.9% 24.2% 25.8% 3
2010s 23.6% 18.1% 26.4% 10
2020s 26.7% 26.7% 26.7% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 5 Republic of Moldova 34.6% compare
  2. 6 Kyrgyzstan 34.4% compare
  3. 7 Sri Lanka 31.1% compare
  4. 9 Costa Rica 26.1% compare
  5. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.8% compare
  6. 11 Armenia 22.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic was 26.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2014.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group