Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 26.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
26.0%
Change on year
up 70.9%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 2021
All-time low
8.9%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

101520252007201420212007: 8.92008: 13.22009: 14.72010: 19.22011: 16.42012: 16.42013: 172014: 17.82015: 16.42016: 16.82017: 21.82018: 22.12019: 15.22021: 26

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 26.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.9% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 26.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2007.

Dominican Republic ranks 27th of 36 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 Protection and Labor - 1st in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 8.9%
2008 13.2% +49.2%
2009 14.7% +11.1%
2010 19.2% +30.9%
2011 16.4% -14.9%
2012 16.4% -0.0%
2013 17.0% +3.8%
2014 17.8% +4.8%
2015 16.4% -8.1%
2016 16.8% +3.0%
2017 21.8% +29.3%
2018 22.1% +1.4%
2019 15.2% -30.9%
2021 26.0% +70.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 26.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 52% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 26.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 87% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.3% 8.9% 14.7% 3
2010s 17.9% 15.2% 22.1% 10
2020s 26.0% 26.0% 26.0% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 24 Sri Lanka 30.3% compare
  2. 25 Ecuador 29.8% compare
  3. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.2% compare
  4. 28 Indonesia 23.4% compare
  5. 29 Pakistan 22.8% compare
  6. 30 Peru 19.9% compare

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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 26.0% 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 26.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% 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 59.1%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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