Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 20.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social safety net 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 safety net benefits.
Analysis
In 2021, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 20.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 32.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32.6% | — |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +10.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 20.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 74% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 25.7% | 32.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 19.0% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Dominican Republic was 20.9% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.