Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social was 15.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Dominican Republic stood at 15.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2011.
That places Dominican Republic 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.4% | — |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -5.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 15.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 15.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Dominican Republic?
- Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Dominican Republic was 15.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -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