Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 13.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 13.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 165.1% on the previous year and up 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.2% | — |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +42.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +84.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +57.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -55.7% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +165.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 13.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.4%. 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). 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