Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 10.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic is 10.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 87.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.6% | — |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +87.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social 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 | +87.5% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 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 beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic?
- Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic was 10.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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. 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