Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices for total shortfall from extreme poverty in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Dominican Republic peaked at 485.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1989 and was at its lowest, 27.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2022.
Dominican Republic ranks 74th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 332.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 179.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 485.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 1990s | 249.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 229.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 268.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 273.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 176.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 460.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 155.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 52.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 71 France 34.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 72 Serbia 34.83 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 73 South Korea 34.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 75 North Macedonia 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 76 Bulgaria 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 77 Greece 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.417 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1256 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1256 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1482 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2295 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Dominican Republic?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Dominican Republic was 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 485.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1989.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.