Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Dominican Republic, 2016–2025
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Dominican Republic is 17.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Dominican Republic peaked at 34.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 36th out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 34.8% | — |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -8.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 17.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 69% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 25.8% | 34.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 17.3% | 30.7% | 6 |
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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Dominican Republic was 17.3% in 2025, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.