Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 5.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.2%
Change on year
down 29.8%
World rank
24th
of 31 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2016
All-time low
3.4%
in 2007
Years of data
11
2007–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2019

024682007201320192007: 3.42008: 4.52009: 3.52010: 3.72011: 4.52012: 3.52013: 5.12014: 4.62015: 5.52016: 7.52019: 5.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 5.2%.

That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2007.

That places Dominican Republic 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 3.4%
2008 4.5% +35.6%
2009 3.5% -22.8%
2010 3.7% +6.6%
2011 4.5% +20.1%
2012 3.5% -21.6%
2013 5.1% +43.6%
2014 4.6% -9.0%
2015 5.5% +19.9%
2016 7.5% +34.9%
2019 5.2% -29.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.8% 3.4% 4.5% 3
2010s 5.0% 3.5% 7.5% 8

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  5. 26 Panama 4.0% compare
  6. 27 Colombia 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 5.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2007.
How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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