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

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 6.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
6.7%
Change on year
up 66.3%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2021
All-time low
4.0%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

02462007201420212007: 5.22008: 4.52009: 4.42010: 4.42011: 4.22012: 52013: 5.12014: 52015: 4.82016: 4.92017: 4.82018: 4.82019: 42021: 6.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 6.7% for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.3% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2019.

Dominican Republic ranks 21st 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 -urban in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 5.2%
2008 4.5% -14.4%
2009 4.4% -2.3%
2010 4.4% -0.3%
2011 4.2% -5.0%
2012 5.0% +20.8%
2013 5.1% +2.4%
2014 5.0% -2.9%
2015 4.8% -2.9%
2016 4.9% +0.4%
2017 4.8% -1.9%
2018 4.8% +0.5%
2019 4.0% -16.2%
2021 6.7% +66.3%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 6.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.4%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 6.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +66.3% 4.0% 6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 4.4% 5.2% 3
2010s 4.7% 4.0% 5.1% 10
2020s 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 18 Mexico 9.4% compare
  2. 19 Mongolia 9.3% compare
  3. 20 Indonesia 8.5% compare
  4. 22 Viet Nam 6.4% compare
  5. 23 Panama 6.4% compare
  6. 24 Sri Lanka 5.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Dominican Republic?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Dominican Republic was 6.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban?
Dominican Republic ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 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