Gini coefficient in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gini coefficient was 0.3897 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.3897 for gini coefficient in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.5212 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3698, in 2022.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4911 | 0.4778 | 0.5045 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4913 | 0.4742 | 0.5105 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5031 | 0.4811 | 0.5212 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4518 | 0.4192 | 0.4771 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.385 | 0.3698 | 0.3963 | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.417 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1256 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1256 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2295 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Dominican Republic?
- Gini coefficient in Dominican Republic was 0.3897 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5212 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3698 in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gini coefficient?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.