Other expense in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Other expense was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Dominican Republic, 1998–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Dominican Republic stood at 8.6%.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Other expense in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.8% | — |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +78.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -46.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +109.4% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +44.7% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.3% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Dominican Republic
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 85.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 980.99 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Dominican Republic?
- Other expense in Dominican Republic was 8.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for other expense?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.