Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 19.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Dominican Republic is 19.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.3% on the previous year and up 270.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 19.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.3% | — |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +50.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +55.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +57.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +46.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +150.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 19.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 19.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.8%, 74% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 5.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 16 Armenia 23.6% compare
- 17 Paraguay 23.0% compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 20.4% compare
- 20 Indonesia 17.4% compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% compare
- 22 El Salvador 12.7% compare
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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Dominican Republic was 19.2% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 270.8%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount