Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 26.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic is 26.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 26.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 3rd 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.8% | — |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +50.8% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +8.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 26.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.1%, 2.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 26.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 3.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 13.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Dominican Republic was 26.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
- Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount