Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 91.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 91.1% for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Dominican Republic peaked at 92.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, 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 -extreme poor in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 59.8% | — |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 59.8% | 65.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 65.0% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
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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 -extreme poor in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Dominican Republic was 91.1% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
- Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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