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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 53.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% 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, 35.8%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 6th 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
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 41.3% | — |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 35.8% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
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 35.8% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 6th 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 19.8%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap