Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 29.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Dominican Republic is 29.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 98.4% on the previous year and up 124.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 29.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.1% | — |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +70.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -48.1% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +98.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 29.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 29.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 70% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.1% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 13.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
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 protection and labor -1st in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Dominican Republic was 29.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Dominican Republic ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.6%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap