Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 20.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Dominican Republic, 1993–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Dominican Republic is 20.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Dominican Republic peaked at 38.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1994.
Dominican Republic ranks 123rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.6% | — |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +49.4% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +39.1% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -33.5% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +130.3% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +91.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -25.1% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -10.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 20.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.3%, 61% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +130.3% | 15.5% | 35.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 12.6% | 28.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 15.5% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 13.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 26.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 subsidies and other transfers in Dominican Republic?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Dominican Republic was 20.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Dominican Republic ranks 123rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.