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

Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 53.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
53.3%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
5th
of 36 countries
All-time high
53.3%
in 2021
All-time low
36.7%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

02040602007201420212007: 42.12008: 42.62009: 42.92010: 43.32011: 46.92012: 432013: 45.82014: 442015: 36.72016: 43.22017: 51.92018: 52.42019: 512021: 53.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 53.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 53.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2015.

That places Dominican Republic 5th out of 36 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) -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 42.1%
2008 42.6% +1.1%
2009 42.9% +0.6%
2010 43.3% +0.9%
2011 46.9% +8.4%
2012 43.0% -8.3%
2013 45.8% +6.5%
2014 44.0% -4.0%
2015 36.7% -16.5%
2016 43.2% +17.7%
2017 51.9% +20.0%
2018 52.4% +1.0%
2019 51.0% -2.5%
2021 53.3% +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.5% 42.1% 42.9% 3
2010s 45.8% 36.7% 52.4% 10
2020s 53.3% 53.3% 53.3% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 2 Republic of Moldova 69.1% compare
  2. 3 Armenia 63.0% compare
  3. 4 Georgia 55.3% compare
  4. 6 Thailand 52.6% compare
  5. 7 Kyrgyzstan 49.0% compare
  6. 8 Pakistan 46.3% 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 53.3% 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 53.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2015.
How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 5th out of 36 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 13.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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