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

Latest (2021)
46.5%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
51.5%
in 2019
All-time low
24.5%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

02040602007201420212007: 33.12008: 34.12009: 33.82010: 382011: 362012: 36.22013: 37.42014: 41.32015: 24.52016: 39.32017: 45.92018: 50.32019: 51.52021: 46.5

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Poland 86.7% compare
  2. 2 Thailand 67.1% compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 52.8% compare
  4. 5 Georgia 29.5% compare
  5. 6 Belarus 28.9% compare
  6. 7 Paraguay 27.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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