Dominican Republic - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Dominican Republic was 9.88 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.43 in 1986 and a minimum value of 9.88 in 2010.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 30.43 |
| 1989 | 27.22 |
| 1992 | 14.62 |
| 1996 | 11.15 |
| 1997 | 10.92 |
| 2000 | 10.98 |
| 2001 | 10.38 |
| 2002 | 12.95 |
| 2003 | 15.62 |
| 2004 | 20.24 |
| 2005 | 14.94 |
| 2006 | 11.95 |
| 2007 | 11.47 |
| 2008 | 11.08 |
| 2009 | 9.97 |
| 2010 | 9.88 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Dominican Republic was 2.24 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.37 in 1986 and a minimum value of 2.24 in 2010.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 16.37 |
| 1989 | 12.16 |
| 1992 | 4.66 |
| 1996 | 4.69 |
| 1997 | 4.95 |
| 2000 | 5.24 |
| 2001 | 3.73 |
| 2002 | 5.70 |
| 2003 | 6.63 |
| 2004 | 8.13 |
| 2005 | 6.14 |
| 2006 | 4.23 |
| 2007 | 3.83 |
| 2008 | 3.30 |
| 2009 | 2.99 |
| 2010 | 2.24 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in Dominican Republic was 34.40 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.40 in 2004 and a minimum value of 25.80 in 1998.
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.80 |
| 2000 | 28.20 |
| 2001 | 27.80 |
| 2002 | 29.10 |
| 2003 | 36.00 |
| 2004 | 43.40 |
| 2005 | 40.10 |
| 2006 | 36.30 |
| 2007 | 35.80 |
| 2008 | 37.80 |
| 2009 | 34.60 |
| 2010 | 34.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) in Dominican Republic was 47.00 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58.00 in 2004 and a minimum value of 45.10 in 2001.
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.70 |
| 2001 | 45.10 |
| 2002 | 46.10 |
| 2003 | 50.70 |
| 2004 | 58.00 |
| 2005 | 53.20 |
| 2006 | 50.80 |
| 2007 | 47.10 |
| 2008 | 51.80 |
| 2009 | 47.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population) in Dominican Republic was 28.60 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.40 in 2004 and a minimum value of 18.30 in 2000.
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.30 |
| 2001 | 18.50 |
| 2002 | 19.90 |
| 2003 | 27.80 |
| 2004 | 35.40 |
| 2005 | 33.00 |
| 2006 | 28.40 |
| 2007 | 29.60 |
| 2008 | 31.00 |
| 2009 | 28.60 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
