Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 19.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
19.7%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.8%
in 2012
All-time low
15.9%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

051015202007201420212007: 17.32008: 17.22009: 15.92010: 19.92011: 19.52012: 20.82013: 19.92014: 20.12015: 172016: 17.72017: 17.82018: 18.42019: 18.92021: 19.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 19.7% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2009.

Dominican Republic ranks 11th of 37 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.

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 17.3%
2008 17.2% -1.1%
2009 15.9% -7.3%
2010 19.9% +24.9%
2011 19.5% -1.8%
2012 20.8% +6.7%
2013 19.9% -4.5%
2014 20.1% +0.9%
2015 17.0% -15.4%
2016 17.7% +4.1%
2017 17.8% +0.8%
2018 18.4% +3.1%
2019 18.9% +3.0%
2021 19.7% +4.4%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 19.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 19.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.0%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8% 15.9% 17.3% 3
2010s 19.0% 17.0% 20.8% 10
2020s 19.7% 19.7% 19.7% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 8 Republic of Moldova 19.9% compare
  2. 9 El Salvador 19.9% compare
  3. 10 Malawi 19.8% compare
  4. 12 Thailand 19.7% compare
  5. 13 Serbia 19.7% compare
  6. 14 Russian Federation 19.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic was 19.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2009.
How does Dominican Republic rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 365 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population