Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic stood at 42.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Dominican Republic peaked at 51.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 68th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.6% | — |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 38.6% | 41.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 39.8% | 45.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 42.0% | 51.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 42.0% in 2024, 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 51.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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