Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 46.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 46.5%.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 51.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.1% | — |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -40.7% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +60.4% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -9.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 46.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 46.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 2.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 33.1% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 24.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 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 (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 46.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap