Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 5.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
5.5%
Change on year
up 67.3%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2021
All-time low
3.1%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

02462007201420212007: 3.62008: 3.12009: 3.52010: 3.52011: 3.12012: 3.62013: 4.62014: 42015: 3.72016: 3.92017: 3.82018: 3.72019: 3.32021: 5.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Dominican Republic is 5.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 67.3% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2008.

Dominican Republic ranks 22nd of 35 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 3.6%
2008 3.1% -15.8%
2009 3.5% +13.5%
2010 3.5% +1.3%
2011 3.1% -12.5%
2012 3.6% +17.0%
2013 4.6% +27.4%
2014 4.0% -12.4%
2015 3.7% -6.7%
2016 3.9% +3.2%
2017 3.8% -1.6%
2018 3.7% -1.5%
2019 3.3% -12.8%
2021 5.5% +67.3%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 5.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.0%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4% 3.1% 3.6% 3
2010s 3.7% 3.1% 4.6% 10
2020s 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 19 Indonesia 7.0% compare
  2. 20 Mongolia 6.9% compare
  3. 21 Argentina 6.2% compare
  4. 23 Panama 5.0% compare
  5. 24 Thailand 4.8% compare
  6. 25 Sri Lanka 4.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Dominican Republic?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Dominican Republic was 5.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Dominican Republic ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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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