Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
21st
of 31 countries
All-time high
4.1%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

12342007201420212007: 4.1 preT2008: 3.7 preT2009: 2.6 preT2010: 2.5 preT2011: 2.4 preT2012: 3.1 preT2013: 2.3 preT2014: 1.7 preT2015: 2 preT2016: 2.1 preT2017: 1 preT2018: 0.757 preT2019: 0.699 preT2021: 0.846 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.8% for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in 2021.

That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.

Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year preT Change
2007 4.1%
2008 3.7% -8.9%
2009 2.6% -31.0%
2010 2.5% -3.8%
2011 2.4% -1.0%
2012 3.1% +25.5%
2013 2.3% -24.5%
2014 1.7% -25.3%
2015 2.0% +17.1%
2016 2.1% +2.6%
2017 1.0% -50.5%
2018 0.8% -26.4%
2019 0.7% -7.7%
2021 0.8% +21.1%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.5% 2.6% 4.1% 3
2010s 1.9% 0.7% 3.1% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 18 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
  2. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  3. 20 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  4. 22 Chile 0.8% compare
  5. 23 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  6. 24 Paraguay 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Dominican Republic?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Dominican Republic was 0.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2007.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Dominican Republic ranks 21st out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population