Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 78.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day in Dominican Republic is 78.27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Dominican Republic peaked at 95.74 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 78.27, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd 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 | 91.96 | 88.17 | 95.74 | 2 |
| 1990s | 90.88 | 89.15 | 93.43 | 3 |
| 2000s | 89.6 | 87.03 | 92.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1 | 83.85 | 90.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.61 | 78.27 | 88.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.417 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.27 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1256 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1256 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1482 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2295 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Dominican Republic was 78.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 95.74 in 1989.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.27 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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