Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line as a share of rural population

51.2 (%) in 2013

In 2013, rural poverty rate for Dominican Republic was 51.2 %. Rural poverty rate of Dominican Republic fell gradually from 60 % in 2004 to 51.2 % in 2013.

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Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.

Date Value Change, %
2013 51.2 3.64%
2012 49.4 2.07%
2011 48.4 -3.97%
2010 50.4 -0.79%
2009 50.8 -7.97%
2008 55.2 6.56%
2007 51.8 -4.07%
2006 54.0 -5.26%
2005 57.0 -5.00%
2004 60.0 8.30%
2003 55.4 17.37%
2002 47.2