Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile was 3.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.
Analysis
In 2021, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of up 237.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 34 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.
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total social insurance benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.6% | — |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +45.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +97.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -38.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +237.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 2.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 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 benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic was 3.2% in 2021, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.