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

Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st was 3.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.3%
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2016
All-time low
1.8%
in 2007
Years of data
11
2007–2019

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

012342007201320192007: 1.82008: 2.62009: 2.22010: 3.42011: 3.62012: 2.42013: 3.72014: 2.82015: 3.72016: 4.22019: 3.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Dominican Republic stood at 3.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2007.

That places Dominican Republic 26th 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 1.8%
2008 2.6% +45.9%
2009 2.2% -12.8%
2010 3.4% +49.4%
2011 3.6% +8.2%
2012 2.4% -33.1%
2013 3.7% +53.6%
2014 2.8% -25.7%
2015 3.7% +34.7%
2016 4.2% +13.5%
2019 3.3% -21.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.2% 1.8% 2.6% 3
2010s 3.4% 2.4% 4.2% 8

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 23 Panama 4.1% compare
  2. 24 Ecuador 3.8% compare
  3. 25 South Africa 3.4% compare
  4. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.4% compare
  5. 28 Colombia 2.1% compare
  6. 29 Peru 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Dominican Republic?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Dominican Republic was 3.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st?
Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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