Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 45.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Dominican Republic, 2013–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 45.4% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Dominican Republic peaked at 56.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56.1% | — |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.2% | 52.0% | 56.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 45.4% | 49.9% | 3 |
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 income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Dominican Republic?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Dominican Republic was 45.4% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.