Final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Final consumption expenditure was 79.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic stood at 79.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic peaked at 96.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 92nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.4% | — |
| 1961 | 87.1% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 90.6% | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 96.6% | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 95.1% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 93.4% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 91.5% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 91.8% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 83.7% | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 82.3% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 86.0% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 78.8% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 84.6% | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 86.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 84.4% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 89.1% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 84.7% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 87.6% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 90.4% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 87.3% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 84.0% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 79.2% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 82.4% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 84.6% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 86.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 88.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 85.5% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 79.2% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.5% | 83.4% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.5% | 78.8% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 79.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 79.2% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 78.4% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 79.0% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 78.6% | 82.3% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -6.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,732 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 169,349 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic?
- Final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic was 79.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.