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Dominican Republic - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 18.07

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

18.07 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1972

1.59×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#30#672022 overtook Papua New Guinea2023 overtook Georgia
Dominican RepublicBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Dominican Republic climbed from #30 to #67 (overtook Papua New Guinea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Dominican Republic

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Papua New Guinea in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Georgia in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1972-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197219872002201720235.5610.8516.1321.42

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