Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 11.7%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.6 pp.

2025 11.7% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 101of 132
Period maximum 18.9%1965
Period minimum 2.9%1990

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 13.3%1962: 15.3%1964: 15.6%1966: 15%1968: 13.4%1970: 11.6%1972: 8.9%1974: 10%1976: 3.8%1978: 5.7%1980: 7.5%1982: 9.4%1984: 7.5%1986: 7.3%1988: 3.5%1990: 2.9%1992: 3.8%1994: 4.9%1996: 5.2%1998: 7.3%2000: 8.7%2002: 10%2004: 7.6%2006: 8.8%2008: 10.1%2010: 9.9%2012: 9.9%2014: 10.5%2016: 10.3%2018: 10.1%2020: 12%2022: 11%2024: 11.5%2025: 11.7%
Change over the period: −1.6 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 11.7%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.7 +0.2 pp
2024 11.5 +0.2 pp
2023 11.3 +0.3 pp
2022 11 +0.5 pp
2021 10.5 −1.5 pp
2020 12 +1.6 pp
2019 10.4 +0.3 pp
2018 10.1 −0.5 pp
2017 10.7 +0.3 pp
2016 10.3 +0 pp
2015 10.3 −0.2 pp
2014 10.5 +0 pp
2013 10.5 +0.6 pp
2012 9.9 +0.6 pp
2011 9.3 −0.6 pp
2010 9.9 −0.8 pp
2009 10.7 +0.7 pp
2008 10.1 +0.9 pp
2007 9.2 +0.4 pp
2006 8.8 +0.7 pp
2005 8.1 +0.5 pp
2004 7.6 −1 pp
2003 8.6 −1.3 pp
2002 10 +0.4 pp
2001 9.5 +0.8 pp
2000 8.7 +0.8 pp
1999 7.9 +0.6 pp
1998 7.3 +0.3 pp
1997 7.1 +1.9 pp
1996 5.2 +0.3 pp
1995 4.8 −0.1 pp
1994 4.9 +0.4 pp
1993 4.5 +0.6 pp
1992 3.8 +0.6 pp
1991 3.2 +0.3 pp
1990 2.9 −0 pp
1989 2.9 −0.6 pp
1988 3.5 −0.5 pp
1987 4 −3.3 pp
1986 7.3 +0.2 pp
1985 7.1 −0.4 pp
1984 7.5 −1 pp
1983 8.5 −0.9 pp
1982 9.4 +0.3 pp
1981 9.2 +1.7 pp
1980 7.5 −0.2 pp
1979 7.6 +1.9 pp
1978 5.7 +1.6 pp
1977 4.1 +0.3 pp
1976 3.8 −2.3 pp
1975 6.2 −3.8 pp
1974 10 +1.7 pp
1973 8.3 −0.7 pp
1972 8.9 −1.2 pp
1971 10.1 −1.4 pp
1970 11.6 −1.1 pp
1969 12.7 −0.7 pp
1968 13.4 +0.3 pp
1967 13.1 −1.9 pp
1966 15 −3.9 pp
1965 18.9 +3.3 pp
1964 15.6 −0.5 pp
1963 16.1 +0.8 pp
1962 15.3 +2 pp
1961 13.3 −0 pp
1960 13.3

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DO Dominican Republic 11.7 PR Puerto Rico 7.7 HT Haiti 5.5

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.