Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Dominican Republic, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.8% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.9% | — |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -23.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 84% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 98 Micronesia 2.0% compare
- 99 Switzerland 1.9% compare
- 100 Gambia 1.9% compare
- 102 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.8% compare
- 103 Malaysia 1.8% compare
- 104 Melanesia 1.8% compare
More public sector data for Dominican Republic
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8751 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Dominican Republic?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Dominican Republic was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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