Dominican Republic - Social protection and labor programs

Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Dominican Republic was 16.09 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.65 in 2007 and a minimum value of 10.07 in 2017.

Definition: Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 17.65
2008 14.83
2009 12.73
2010 12.35
2011 12.87
2012 12.49
2013 13.39
2014 12.72
2015 13.41
2016 12.75
2017 10.07
2018 12.25
2019 16.09

Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) in Dominican Republic was 4.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.80 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4.20 in 2019.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs (SPL) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social protection and labor programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social protection and labor programs include social insurance, social safety nets, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 5.54
2008 9.07
2009 8.48
2010 8.92
2011 7.90
2012 8.28
2013 7.32
2014 8.50
2015 8.78
2016 6.95
2017 9.80
2018 6.99
2019 4.20

Coverage of social protection and labor programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social protection and labor programs (% of population) in Dominican Republic was 49.56 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.14 in 2016 and a minimum value of 15.24 in 2007.

Definition: Coverage of social protection and labor programs (SPL) shows the percentage of population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 15.24
2008 23.15
2009 29.70
2010 32.73
2011 31.28
2012 35.55
2013 33.04
2014 34.53
2015 31.05
2016 59.14
2017 52.22
2018 53.17
2019 49.56

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance