Three metrics of inequality in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Three metrics of inequality was 60.59 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Three metrics of inequality in Dominican Republic, 2013–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 60.59 for three metrics of inequality in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Dominican Republic peaked at 69.08 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60.59, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Three metrics of inequality in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 69.08 | — |
| 2014 | 67.91 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 68.13 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.89 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.71 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 67.03 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.91 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 64.3 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.68 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 60.59 | -3.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 60.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.98, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 60.59 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.35, 93% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.24 | 64.91 | 69.08 | 7 |
| 2020s | 62.52 | 60.59 | 64.3 | 3 |
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 three metrics of inequality in Dominican Republic?
- Three metrics of inequality in Dominican Republic was 60.59 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 69.08 in 2013.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.59 in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Three metrics of inequality. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.