Dominican Republic vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Dominican Republic
20.9%
in 2025
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
12.6%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
12th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
9th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Dominican Republic
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 20.9% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.7 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 14.8% | 2.1% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 14.3% | 5.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 12.5% | 7.9% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Dominican Republic or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Dominican Republic, at 20.9% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Dominican Republic and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 8.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.