Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 5.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic, 2007–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 5.5% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in 2019.
That represents a change of up 154.3% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2016.
Dominican Republic ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.6% | — |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +60.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -38.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -59.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +144.0% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +73.1% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -75.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +154.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.2%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 2.1% | 11.2% | 8 |
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 beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic?
- Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic was 5.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population