Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 51.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
51.7%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
56.0%
in 2019
All-time low
32.4%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

02040602007201420212007: 39.42008: 38.12009: 38.82010: 41.92011: 40.82012: 39.62013: 432014: 45.92015: 32.42016: 46.22017: 50.12018: 54.92019: 562021: 51.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 51.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 56.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2015.

That places Dominican Republic 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 39.4%
2008 38.1% -3.3%
2009 38.8% +1.7%
2010 41.9% +8.0%
2011 40.8% -2.7%
2012 39.6% -2.8%
2013 43.0% +8.5%
2014 45.9% +6.7%
2015 32.4% -29.4%
2016 46.2% +42.5%
2017 50.1% +8.6%
2018 54.9% +9.6%
2019 56.0% +2.0%
2021 51.7% -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.8% 38.1% 39.4% 3
2010s 45.1% 32.4% 56.0% 10
2020s 51.7% 51.7% 51.7% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 5 Armenia 60.1% compare
  2. 6 Kosovo 53.2% compare
  3. 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 53.2% compare
  4. 9 South Africa 47.3% compare
  5. 10 Kyrgyzstan 42.8% compare
  6. 11 Sri Lanka 41.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 51.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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