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
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 18 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
- 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
- 22 Chile 0.8% compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
- 24 Paraguay 0.7% compare
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 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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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population