Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominican Republic, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominican Republic stood at 2.5%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
That places Dominican Republic 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5% | — |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -30.1% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -37.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +52.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominican Republic?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominican Republic was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.