Gender Development Index (GDI) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 1.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Dominican Republic, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Dominican Republic stood at 1.03.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.877, in 1993.
Dominican Republic ranks 6th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.909 | — |
| 1991 | 0.91 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.922 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.877 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.921 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.922 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.927 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.928 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.924 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.932 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.945 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.946 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.971 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.948 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.947 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.956 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.959 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.964 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.969 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.972 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.985 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.992 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.999 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.996 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.995 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9172 | 0.877 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9577 | 0.945 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.985 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Dominican Republic?
- Gender development index in Dominican Republic was 1.03 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.877 in 1993.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gender development index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.