Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers was 8.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Dominican Republic is 8.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Dominican Republic peaked at 12.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.0% | — |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +49.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +36.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 6.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.1% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 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 (%) - international private transfers in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Dominican Republic was 8.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers?
- Dominican Republic ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount