Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 27.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Dominican Republic is 27.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 27.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, 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 | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.5% | — |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +41.7% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 12.8% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 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 (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Dominican Republic was 27.0% 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 27.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% 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 36.4%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). 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