Dominican Republic - Income distribution
Income share held by second 20%
The value for Income share held by second 20% in Dominican Republic was 8.59 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.74 in 1996 and a minimum value of 7.55 in 2000.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 8.58 |
| 1989 | 7.89 |
| 1992 | 8.07 |
| 1996 | 8.74 |
| 1997 | 8.48 |
| 2000 | 7.55 |
| 2001 | 8.03 |
| 2002 | 8.15 |
| 2003 | 7.86 |
| 2004 | 7.79 |
| 2005 | 7.84 |
| 2006 | 7.69 |
| 2007 | 8.44 |
| 2008 | 8.36 |
| 2009 | 8.41 |
| 2010 | 8.59 |
Income share held by third 20%
The value for Income share held by third 20% in Dominican Republic was 13.15 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.77 in 1986 and a minimum value of 11.98 in 2003.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 13.77 |
| 1989 | 12.54 |
| 1992 | 12.27 |
| 1996 | 13.49 |
| 1997 | 13.30 |
| 2000 | 12.15 |
| 2001 | 12.47 |
| 2002 | 12.82 |
| 2003 | 11.98 |
| 2004 | 12.08 |
| 2005 | 12.39 |
| 2006 | 12.03 |
| 2007 | 13.00 |
| 2008 | 12.79 |
| 2009 | 12.78 |
| 2010 | 13.15 |
Income share held by fourth 20%
The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Dominican Republic was 20.81 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.37 in 1986 and a minimum value of 18.88 in 1992.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 21.37 |
| 1989 | 19.91 |
| 1992 | 18.88 |
| 1996 | 20.79 |
| 1997 | 20.57 |
| 2000 | 19.93 |
| 2001 | 19.88 |
| 2002 | 20.62 |
| 2003 | 19.36 |
| 2004 | 19.18 |
| 2005 | 19.90 |
| 2006 | 19.38 |
| 2007 | 19.94 |
| 2008 | 19.96 |
| 2009 | 19.87 |
| 2010 | 20.81 |
Income share held by highest 20%
The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Dominican Republic was 52.78 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.02 in 2004 and a minimum value of 52.36 in 1986.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 52.36 |
| 1989 | 55.47 |
| 1992 | 56.47 |
| 1996 | 52.67 |
| 1997 | 53.68 |
| 2000 | 56.63 |
| 2001 | 55.57 |
| 2002 | 54.66 |
| 2003 | 56.96 |
| 2004 | 57.02 |
| 2005 | 56.05 |
| 2006 | 56.93 |
| 2007 | 54.21 |
| 2008 | 54.39 |
| 2009 | 54.45 |
| 2010 | 52.78 |
Income share held by highest 10%
The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Dominican Republic was 36.41 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.95 in 1992 and a minimum value of 36.11 in 1986.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 36.11 |
| 1989 | 39.81 |
| 1992 | 41.95 |
| 1996 | 36.48 |
| 1997 | 37.86 |
| 2000 | 40.70 |
| 2001 | 39.62 |
| 2002 | 38.75 |
| 2003 | 41.66 |
| 2004 | 41.64 |
| 2005 | 39.70 |
| 2006 | 41.18 |
| 2007 | 38.35 |
| 2008 | 38.83 |
| 2009 | 38.68 |
| 2010 | 36.41 |
Income share held by lowest 10%
The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Dominican Republic was 1.81 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.81 in 2010 and a minimum value of 1.23 in 2000.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.38 |
| 1989 | 1.66 |
| 1992 | 1.61 |
| 1996 | 1.48 |
| 1997 | 1.31 |
| 2000 | 1.23 |
| 2001 | 1.48 |
| 2002 | 1.26 |
| 2003 | 1.33 |
| 2004 | 1.43 |
| 2005 | 1.32 |
| 2006 | 1.46 |
| 2007 | 1.61 |
| 2008 | 1.70 |
| 2009 | 1.69 |
| 2010 | 1.81 |
Income share held by lowest 20%
The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Dominican Republic was 4.67 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.67 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3.74 in 2000.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.92 |
| 1989 | 4.19 |
| 1992 | 4.31 |
| 1996 | 4.31 |
| 1997 | 3.97 |
| 2000 | 3.74 |
| 2001 | 4.05 |
| 2002 | 3.75 |
| 2003 | 3.84 |
| 2004 | 3.93 |
| 2005 | 3.82 |
| 2006 | 3.97 |
| 2007 | 4.41 |
| 2008 | 4.50 |
| 2009 | 4.49 |
| 2010 | 4.67 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Income distribution
