Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private was 25.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
25.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 27 countries
All-time high
29.0%
in 2017
All-time low
17.2%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

01020302007201420212007: 23.42008: 17.22009: 22.22010: 19.42011: 19.62012: 24.32013: 23.12014: 19.62015: 19.22016: 23.82017: 292018: 22.52019: 25.52021: 25.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 25.3% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in Dominican Republic peaked at 29.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2008.

Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 23.4%
2008 17.2% -26.5%
2009 22.2% +29.0%
2010 19.4% -12.6%
2011 19.6% +1.0%
2012 24.3% +23.8%
2013 23.1% -5.0%
2014 19.6% -15.2%
2015 19.2% -1.8%
2016 23.8% +23.9%
2017 29.0% +22.1%
2018 22.5% -22.4%
2019 25.5% +13.0%
2021 25.3% -0.7%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 25.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.2%, 60% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 25.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.8%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.0% 17.2% 23.4% 3
2010s 22.6% 19.2% 29.0% 10
2020s 25.3% 25.3% 25.3% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 14 Mexico 30.2% compare
  2. 15 Türkiye 28.7% compare
  3. 16 Honduras 27.5% compare
  4. 18 Costa Rica 25.1% compare
  5. 19 Ecuador 22.9% compare
  6. 20 El Salvador 19.9% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in Dominican Republic?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in Dominican Republic was 25.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2008.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private?
Dominican Republic ranks 17th out of 27 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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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