Dominican Republic vs Southern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Dominican Republic
20.9%
in 2025
Southern Asia
12.0%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
12th
Southern Asia rank
16th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Dominican Republic
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 20.9% against 12.0% in Southern Asia, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.7 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 16.3% | 3.8% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 13.9% | 5.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 13.4% | 7.0% | 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 Southern Asia?
- Dominican Republic, at 20.9% against 12.0% in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Dominican Republic and Southern Asia?
- 8.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Southern Asia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 16th 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.