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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap