Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme was 80.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 80.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme in Dominican Republic peaked at 81.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.4% | — |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +34.8% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 36.4% | 44.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 44.5% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 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 -extreme in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme in Dominican Republic was 80.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme?
- Dominican Republic ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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