Income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Income share held by lowest 20% was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic is 6.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 90th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.9% | — |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 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 income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic was 6.1% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.