Adequacy of social safety net programs in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 6.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
In 2021, adequacy of social safety net programs in Dominican Republic stood at 6.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 67.5% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd of 35 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 social safety net programs in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.3% | — |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +67.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of social safety net programs 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +67.5% | 4.1% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 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 social safety net programs in Dominican Republic?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Dominican Republic was 6.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.