Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 11.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.1% for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 169.8% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.7% | — |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +65.5% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +97.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -58.8% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +169.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 12 Romania 13.2% compare
- 13 El Salvador 12.0% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 11.5% compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 10.6% compare
- 17 Chile 9.9% compare
- 18 Peru 9.6% compare
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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Dominican Republic?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Dominican Republic was 11.1% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population