[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Dominican Republic, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 52.0% for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Dominican Republic peaked at 55.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.0% | — |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +90.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +111.5% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 10.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 26.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.0% | 52.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Dominican Republic?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Dominican Republic was 52.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance?
- Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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