Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 0.3. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.24 | — |
| 2001 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.26 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.244 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,081 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.3 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inequality of food consumption is measured by the coefficient of variation in per capita caloric consumption. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.