Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 16.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 16.8% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in 2021.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2014.
Dominican Republic ranks 12th of 30 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.2% | — |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +41.1% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.0%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 16.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.3%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Dominican Republic?
- Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Dominican Republic was 16.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. 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