Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 17.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17.7%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2019
All-time low
15.2%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

051015202007201420212007: 16.12008: 17.92009: 15.32010: 18.22011: 17.12012: 19.12013: 19.52014: 15.22015: 20.32016: 20.92017: 17.12018: 19.52019: 212021: 17.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 17.7% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2021.

The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2014.

Dominican Republic ranks 10th of 31 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.

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 16.1%
2008 17.9% +11.6%
2009 15.3% -14.5%
2010 18.2% +19.0%
2011 17.1% -6.3%
2012 19.1% +12.0%
2013 19.5% +1.9%
2014 15.2% -21.8%
2015 20.3% +33.4%
2016 20.9% +3.0%
2017 17.1% -18.3%
2018 19.5% +14.2%
2019 21.0% +7.7%
2021 17.7% -15.6%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 17.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 17.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.4% 15.3% 17.9% 3
2010s 18.8% 15.2% 21.0% 10
2020s 17.7% 17.7% 17.7% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 7 Colombia 18.0% compare
  2. 8 Viet Nam 17.9% compare
  3. 9 Republic of Moldova 17.8% compare
  4. 11 Paraguay 17.5% compare
  5. 12 Mexico 17.4% compare
  6. 13 Argentina 17.3% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Dominican Republic was 17.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2014.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Dominican Republic ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population