Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.7753 in 2024. β Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic, 1986β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic stood at 0.7753. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.96 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7753, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 |
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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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic was 0.7753 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 in 1989.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7753 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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