Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 12.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic stood at 12.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic peaked at 12.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 16th out of 35 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.4% | — |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +57.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +65.6% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +3.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 12.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 12.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 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 benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic?
- Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Dominican Republic was 12.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
- Dominican Republic ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population