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

Dominican Republic: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 18.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.3%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
21st
of 39 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2015
All-time low
15.3%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

051015202007201420212007: 17.42008: 15.92009: 15.32010: 17.92011: 16.62012: 19.72013: 16.62014: 18.92015: 222016: 162017: 16.92018: 16.52019: 18.72021: 18.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic stood at 18.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2009.

Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 39 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 -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 17.4%
2008 15.9% -8.6%
2009 15.3% -3.6%
2010 17.9% +16.8%
2011 16.6% -7.6%
2012 19.7% +19.1%
2013 16.6% -15.7%
2014 18.9% +13.5%
2015 22.0% +16.7%
2016 16.0% -27.5%
2017 16.9% +5.5%
2018 16.5% -2.1%
2019 18.7% +13.2%
2021 18.3% -1.8%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 18.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 18.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.2% 15.3% 17.4% 3
2010s 18.0% 16.0% 22.0% 10
2020s 18.3% 18.3% 18.3% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 18 Indonesia 18.6% compare
  2. 19 Panama 18.4% compare
  3. 20 Serbia 18.4% compare
  4. 22 Uruguay 18.3% compare
  5. 23 Ukraine 18.2% compare
  6. 24 Albania 18.0% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More work & labour data for Dominican Republic

All data for Dominican Republic →

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 18.3% 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 22.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2009.
How does Dominican Republic rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Dominican Republic ranks 21st out of 39 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 10.8%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-4th-quintile-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-urban/dominican-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-4th-quintile-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-urban/dominican-republic/">Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population