Income share held by second 20% in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Income share held by second 20% was 10.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Dominican Republic, 1986β2024
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
In 2024, income share held by second 20% in Dominican Republic stood at 10.7%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 92nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 90 El Salvador 10.8% compare
- 90 Israel 10.8% compare
- 92 Morocco 10.7% compare
- 92 Philippines 10.7% compare
- 95 Peru 10.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.24 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,455 (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 revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.417 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Dominican Republic?
- Income share held by second 20% in Dominican Republic was 10.7% 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 second 20% recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Dominican Republic ranks 92nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 second 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.