Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 46.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Dominica, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 46.2% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.8% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Dominica peaked at 82.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2017.
That places Dominica 148th out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.5% | — |
| 2001 | 54.3% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -26.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 46.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.9%, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 46.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 54.3% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 46.2% | 71.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More infrastructure data for Dominica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 56,929 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.19 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,459 (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.1 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.111 units per person (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 17.26 % change on previous year (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,459 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8519 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Dominica?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Dominica was 46.2% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2017.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Dominica ranks 148th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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