Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest was 11.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total SPL benefits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Dominican Republic is 11.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.5% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 15th 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.
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total SPL benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.5% | — |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +63.8% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +97.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -62.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +178.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.4%, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest 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 | +178.5% | 4.2% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.5% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 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 protection and labor programs to poorest in Dominican Republic?
- Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Dominican Republic was 11.7% 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 protection and labor programs to poorest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs (SPL) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social protection and labor programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social protection and labor programs include social insurance, social safety nets, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.