Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 5.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic is 5.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.4% | — |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +43.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -29.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 14% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 94% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 7.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 5.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap