Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominica, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominica stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominica peaked at 12.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 190th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.2% | — |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -31.5% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | -18.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 5.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 5.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 43% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 5.8% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 187 Angola 6.5% compare
- 188 Greece 6.4% compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 5.9% compare
- 191 Montserrat 5.7% compare
- 192 Niue 5.6% compare
- 193 Timor-Leste 4.3% compare
- 193 East Timor 4.3% compare
More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 511 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 148 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 679 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,427 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0824 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominica?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominica was 5.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Dominica ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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