Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 47.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic stood at 47.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 47.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.3% | — |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +4.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 47.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 2.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 47.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 2.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 30.3% | 34.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 25.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 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 (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic was 47.0% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
- Dominican Republic ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap