Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 18.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 18.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 164.7% on the previous year and up 139.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 20th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.2% | — |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +145.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +85.0% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -56.5% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +164.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 18.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 18.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +164.7% | 7.1% | 18.8% |
| 2008 | +145.0% | 2.2% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.2% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 17 Costa Rica 20.7% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.3% compare
- 19 Serbia 19.1% compare
- 21 Kosovo 17.7% compare
- 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 17.7% compare
- 23 Ecuador 17.6% 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 18.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.7%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap