Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban was 22.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
22.9%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.9%
in 2021
All-time low
14.0%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

05101520252007201420212007: 16.72008: 18.52009: 19.52010: 18.52011: 18.52012: 16.52013: 18.72014: 142015: 17.52016: 18.12017: 21.62018: 22.52019: 21.32021: 22.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in Dominican Republic is 22.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2014.

That places Dominican Republic 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 16.7%
2008 18.5% +10.6%
2009 19.5% +5.2%
2010 18.5% -5.1%
2011 18.5% +0.3%
2012 16.5% -10.9%
2013 18.7% +13.0%
2014 14.0% -25.1%
2015 17.5% +25.2%
2016 18.1% +3.7%
2017 21.6% +19.1%
2018 22.5% +4.1%
2019 21.3% -5.1%
2021 22.9% +7.5%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 22.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 22.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.6%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.2% 16.7% 19.5% 3
2010s 18.7% 14.0% 22.5% 10
2020s 22.9% 22.9% 22.9% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 5 Republic of Moldova 31.0% compare
  2. 6 Armenia 30.4% compare
  3. 7 Mongolia 27.5% compare
  4. 9 Argentina 20.7% compare
  5. 10 Sri Lanka 20.2% compare
  6. 11 Georgia 20.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in Dominican Republic?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in Dominican Republic was 22.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2014.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban?
Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group