Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Dominican Republic

Budget balance in the Dominican Republic in 2031 — -2%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 188. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 1.4 pp.

2031 -2% +0.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 80of 188
Period maximum 0.3%2007
Period minimum -7.9%2020

Trend over time

1997–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Dominican Republic, 1997–2031-10-7.5-5-2.502.519972001200520092013201720212025202920311997: -0.6%1998: -0.3%1999: -0.8%2000: -0.9%2001: -0.7%2002: -2.3%2003: -4.2%2004: -3.6%2005: -0.7%2006: -1.7%2007: 0.3%2008: -3.4%2009: -2.9%2010: -3%2011: -3.1%2012: -6.3%2013: -4.4%2014: -2.8%2015: 0%2016: -3.1%2017: -3.1%2018: -2.2%2019: -3.5%2020: -7.9%2021: -2.9%2022: -3.2%2023: -3.3%2024: -3.1%2025: -3.6%2026: -3.5%2027: -3.2%2028: -2.9%2029: -2.6%2030: -2.3%2031: -2%
Change over the period: −1.4 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Dominican Republic -2%
World computed -4.85%
Latin America & Caribbean computed -3.31%
Budget balance — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2 +0.3 pp
2030 -2.3 +0.3 pp
2029 -2.6 +0.3 pp
2028 -2.9 +0.3 pp
2027 -3.2 +0.3 pp
2026 -3.5 +0.1 pp
2025 -3.6 −0.5 pp
2024 -3.1 +0.2 pp
2023 -3.3 −0.1 pp
2022 -3.2 −0.3 pp
2021 -2.9 +5 pp
2020 -7.9 −4.4 pp
2019 -3.5 −1.3 pp
2018 -2.2 +0.9 pp
2017 -3.1 +0 pp
2016 -3.1 −3.1 pp
2015 0 +2.8 pp
2014 -2.8 +1.6 pp
2013 -4.4 +1.9 pp
2012 -6.3 −3.2 pp
2011 -3.1 −0.1 pp
2010 -3 −0.1 pp
2009 -2.9 +0.5 pp
2008 -3.4 −3.7 pp
2007 0.3 +2 pp
2006 -1.7 −1 pp
2005 -0.7 +2.9 pp
2004 -3.6 +0.6 pp
2003 -4.2 −1.9 pp
2002 -2.3 −1.6 pp
2001 -0.7 +0.2 pp
2000 -0.9 −0.1 pp
1999 -0.8 −0.5 pp
1998 -0.3 +0.3 pp
1997 -0.6

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.