Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 21.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
21.9%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2021
All-time low
11.3%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

051015202007201420212007: 15.82008: 15.72009: 17.42010: 16.32011: 162012: 16.12013: 16.52014: 11.32015: 162016: 17.12017: 21.82018: 21.52019: 19.82021: 21.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2014.

Dominican Republic ranks 10th of 31 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 15.8%
2008 15.7% -0.9%
2009 17.4% +11.4%
2010 16.3% -6.7%
2011 16.0% -1.8%
2012 16.1% +0.4%
2013 16.5% +2.7%
2014 11.3% -31.6%
2015 16.0% +41.9%
2016 17.1% +6.7%
2017 21.8% +27.8%
2018 21.5% -1.3%
2019 19.8% -8.1%
2021 21.9% +10.7%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 21.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.3%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 21.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.7%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.3% 15.7% 17.4% 3
2010s 17.2% 11.3% 21.8% 10
2020s 21.9% 21.9% 21.9% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 7 Republic of Moldova 29.6% compare
  2. 8 Sri Lanka 29.6% compare
  3. 9 Mongolia 28.8% compare
  4. 11 Kazakhstan 19.6% compare
  5. 12 Brazil 18.5% compare
  6. 13 Türkiye 18.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic was 21.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2014.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Dominican Republic ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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