Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 15.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 15.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 83rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +106.7% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -56.3% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +66.3% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +95.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.1% | 19.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.5% | 14.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.0% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 80 Kiribati 16.8% compare
- 81 Cabo Verde 16.4% compare
- 82 Kuwait 16.3% compare
- 84 Nepal 14.4% compare
- 85 Philippines 14.1% compare
- 86 Tajikistan 14.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Dominican Republic was 15.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Dominican Republic ranks 83rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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