Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.9%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
12th
of 170 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2017
All-time low
9.9%
in 2010
Years of data
20
2000–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic stood at 20.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +104.1% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 9.9% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 10 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.1% compare
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 13 Türkiye 11.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 4.3% compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 602,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0527 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic was 20.9% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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