Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All was 0.917 preT in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.917 preT
Change on year
up 104.1%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.917 preT
in 2021
All-time low
0.4099 preT
in 2016
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

00.20.40.60.812007201420212007: 0.459 preT2008: 0.448 preT2009: 0.446 preT2010: 0.48 preT2011: 0.511 preT2012: 0.536 preT2013: 0.566 preT2014: 0.618 preT2015: 0.66 preT2016: 0.41 preT2017: 0.657 preT2018: 0.688 preT2019: 0.449 preT2021: 0.917 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.917 preT for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 104.1% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.917 preT in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4099 preT, in 2016.

Dominican Republic ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year preT Change
2007 0.4586 preT
2008 0.4483 preT -2.2%
2009 0.4457 preT -0.6%
2010 0.4801 preT +7.7%
2011 0.5113 preT +6.5%
2012 0.5359 preT +4.8%
2013 0.5662 preT +5.7%
2014 0.6177 preT +9.1%
2015 0.6604 preT +6.9%
2016 0.4099 preT -37.9%
2017 0.6568 preT +60.2%
2018 0.6882 preT +4.8%
2019 0.4493 preT -34.7%
2021 0.917 preT +104.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4509 preT 0.4457 preT 0.4586 preT 3
2010s 0.5576 preT 0.4099 preT 0.6882 preT 10
2020s 0.917 preT 0.917 preT 0.917 preT 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.15 preT compare
  2. 27 Ecuador 1.13 preT compare
  3. 28 Sri Lanka 1.06 preT compare
  4. 30 Paraguay 0.8891 preT compare
  5. 31 El Salvador 0.7796 preT compare
  6. 32 Pakistan 0.6284 preT compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Dominican Republic?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Dominican Republic was 0.917 preT in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.917 preT in 2021.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4099 preT in 2016.
How does Dominican Republic rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all?
Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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