Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.7753 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Dominican Republic is 0.7753, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.1% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.96 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7753, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 72nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8.72 | — |
| 1989 | 20.96 | +140.5% |
| 1992 | 9.98 | -52.4% |
| 1996 | 7.96 | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 8.14 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.26 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.58 | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 9 | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 10.68 | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 14.63 | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 9.85 | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 8.12 | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 7.83 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.14 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 6.33 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 5.55 | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 5.34 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.43 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.43 | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 4.13 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.27 | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 2.96 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.52 | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 1.27 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9555 | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 1.27 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7753 | -39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.84 | 8.72 | 20.96 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.69 | 7.96 | 9.98 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.84 | 6.33 | 14.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 | 1.01 | 5.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 0.7753 | 1.3 | 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)
- 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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Dominican Republic?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Dominican Republic was 0.7753 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 in 1989.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7753 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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