Dominican Republic - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Dominican Republic was 0.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.10 in 1989 and a minimum value of 0.40 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 5.50 |
| 1989 | 14.10 |
| 1992 | 5.60 |
| 1996 | 5.30 |
| 1997 | 5.60 |
| 2000 | 5.50 |
| 2001 | 4.10 |
| 2002 | 5.90 |
| 2003 | 6.90 |
| 2004 | 9.00 |
| 2005 | 5.90 |
| 2006 | 4.70 |
| 2007 | 4.50 |
| 2008 | 3.90 |
| 2009 | 3.50 |
| 2010 | 2.70 |
| 2011 | 2.90 |
| 2012 | 2.60 |
| 2013 | 2.20 |
| 2014 | 2.10 |
| 2015 | 1.80 |
| 2016 | 1.60 |
| 2017 | 0.70 |
| 2018 | 0.40 |
| 2019 | 0.60 |
| 2020 | 0.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Dominican Republic was 4.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.90 in 1989 and a minimum value of 2.60 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 14.00 |
| 1989 | 31.90 |
| 1992 | 18.60 |
| 1996 | 14.10 |
| 1997 | 13.20 |
| 2000 | 13.30 |
| 2001 | 12.70 |
| 2002 | 14.50 |
| 2003 | 17.80 |
| 2004 | 23.50 |
| 2005 | 17.20 |
| 2006 | 14.50 |
| 2007 | 14.00 |
| 2008 | 14.60 |
| 2009 | 13.10 |
| 2010 | 12.80 |
| 2011 | 10.40 |
| 2012 | 11.10 |
| 2013 | 10.10 |
| 2014 | 7.80 |
| 2015 | 6.40 |
| 2016 | 5.90 |
| 2017 | 3.80 |
| 2018 | 2.60 |
| 2019 | 2.70 |
| 2020 | 4.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.60 |
| 2018 | 22.80 |
| 2019 | 21.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Dominican Republic was 15.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.90 in 1989 and a minimum value of 12.40 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 29.40 |
| 1989 | 55.90 |
| 1992 | 42.00 |
| 1996 | 33.00 |
| 1997 | 30.40 |
| 2000 | 31.40 |
| 2001 | 31.10 |
| 2002 | 31.40 |
| 2003 | 39.70 |
| 2004 | 47.10 |
| 2005 | 37.90 |
| 2006 | 34.70 |
| 2007 | 34.60 |
| 2008 | 35.70 |
| 2009 | 32.50 |
| 2010 | 32.90 |
| 2011 | 31.00 |
| 2012 | 30.80 |
| 2013 | 29.90 |
| 2014 | 25.20 |
| 2015 | 21.80 |
| 2016 | 19.90 |
| 2017 | 15.90 |
| 2018 | 13.90 |
| 2019 | 12.40 |
| 2020 | 15.20 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
