Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions was 5.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
5.8%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
29th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2016
All-time low
4.7%
in 2017
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

02462007201420212007: 5.42008: 4.82009: 5.12010: 5.82011: 6.12012: 5.72013: 6.22014: 6.52015: 6.62016: 6.72017: 4.72018: 5.52019: 6.32021: 5.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Dominican Republic stood at 5.8%.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2017.

That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.1% 4.8% 5.4% 3
2010s 6.0% 4.7% 6.7% 10
2020s 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 26 Indonesia 7.7% compare
  2. 27 El Salvador 6.7% compare
  3. 28 Pakistan 6.4% compare
  4. 30 Bolivia 5.8% compare
  5. 31 Paraguay 5.7% compare
  6. 32 Thailand 4.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Dominican Republic?
Coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Dominican Republic was 5.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2017.
How does Dominican Republic rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions?
Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 364 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)