Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 18.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.2%
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
18.2%
in 2021
All-time low
10.9%
in 2012
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

051015202007201420212007: 11.62008: 13.82009: 15.22010: 14.92011: 14.92012: 10.92013: 15.52014: 12.42015: 12.22016: 11.22017: 17.32018: 17.42019: 15.52021: 18.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 18.2% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2012.

That places Dominican Republic 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 11.6%
2008 13.8% +19.2%
2009 15.2% +10.0%
2010 14.9% -2.0%
2011 14.9% +0.4%
2012 10.9% -26.9%
2013 15.5% +42.0%
2014 12.4% -20.0%
2015 12.2% -1.3%
2016 11.2% -8.5%
2017 17.3% +54.6%
2018 17.4% +0.6%
2019 15.5% -10.7%
2021 18.2% +17.5%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 18.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.0%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 18.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.5% 11.6% 15.2% 3
2010s 14.2% 10.9% 17.4% 10
2020s 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 8 Argentina 22.0% compare
  2. 9 Uruguay 20.0% compare
  3. 10 Paraguay 18.8% compare
  4. 12 Turkey 18.2% compare
  5. 13 Brazil 17.9% compare
  6. 14 Kazakhstan 17.4% compare

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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 18.2% 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 18.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2012.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 31 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 22.4%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 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