Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st was 15.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic is 15.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 11th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.2% | — |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +7.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 15.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 6.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.1% | 19.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.7% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 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 (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic was 15.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st?
- Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap