Wealth share of the richest 1% in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Dominican Republic is 24.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 148th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.0% | — |
| 1981 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 24.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 24.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6%, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 30.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 24.9% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Dominican Republic?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Dominican Republic was 24.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Dominican Republic ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.