Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural was 7.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
7.8%
Change on year
up 73.4%
World rank
24th
of 34 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2021
All-time low
4.5%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

024682007201420212007: 5.32008: 5.52009: 5.92010: 5.52011: 5.12012: 5.62013: 6.52014: 5.62015: 6.22016: 5.72017: 62018: 62019: 4.52021: 7.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in Dominican Republic stood at 7.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 73.4% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2019.

Dominican Republic ranks 24th of 34 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 5.3%
2008 5.5% +4.0%
2009 5.9% +6.3%
2010 5.5% -6.3%
2011 5.1% -8.3%
2012 5.6% +10.9%
2013 6.5% +16.4%
2014 5.6% -14.0%
2015 6.2% +9.8%
2016 5.7% -7.8%
2017 6.0% +5.7%
2018 6.0% +0.6%
2019 4.5% -25.3%
2021 7.8% +73.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.6% 5.3% 5.9% 3
2010s 5.7% 4.5% 6.5% 10
2020s 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 21 Paraguay 9.0% compare
  2. 22 Peru 8.9% compare
  3. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.9% compare
  4. 25 Türkiye 7.6% compare
  5. 26 Uruguay 7.2% compare
  6. 27 Sri Lanka 6.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in Dominican Republic?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in Dominican Republic was 7.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural?
Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 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