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
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 5 Republic of Moldova 34.6% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 34.4% compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 31.1% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 26.1% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.8% compare
- 11 Armenia 22.6% compare
More work & labour data for Dominican Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5561 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3757 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,209 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,056 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,888 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,787 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,675 1000 No (2100)
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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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group