Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme was 58.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 58.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Dominican Republic peaked at 63.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 26th out of 37 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 -extreme in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18.3% | — |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +60.3% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +27.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 58.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.7%, 64% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 58.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 90% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 18.3% | 29.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 33.3% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 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 -extreme in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Dominican Republic was 58.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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