Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of population below the international poverty line of was 1.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Dominican Republic, 2000–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.6% for proportion of population below the international poverty line of in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2016.
That places Dominican Republic 24th out of 80 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +43.6% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -34.1% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 64% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 7 |
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 proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Dominican Republic was 1.6% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of population below the international poverty line of?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of population below the international poverty line of rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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