Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Dominican Republic, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Dominican Republic is 0.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 39.1% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 14.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 70th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.0% | — |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +33.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -39.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 25% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Dominican Republic?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Dominican Republic was 0.8% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 70th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.