General government final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.3% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic peaked at 40.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -24.9%, in 1976.
Dominican Republic ranks 100th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.6% | — |
| 1962 | 40.6% | +2454.4% |
| 1963 | 12.9% | -68.2% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | -62.6% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +16.8% |
| 1966 | -13.5% | -338.7% |
| 1967 | -11.7% | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | -131.6% |
| 1969 | 5.7% | +52.9% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +57.4% |
| 1971 | -7.1% | -180.3% |
| 1972 | -0.5% | -93.1% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -580.5% |
| 1974 | 37.2% | +1477.1% |
| 1975 | -19.6% | -152.8% |
| 1976 | -24.9% | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | -150.0% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +26.3% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +36.8% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 27.4% | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -94.2% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +85.7% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -114.7% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -1100.1% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +63.5% |
| 1987 | -22.9% | -420.3% |
| 1988 | -0.7% | -97.1% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | -1895.3% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | -54.5% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -81.6% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +1797.3% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | -25.3% |
| 1995 | -7.7% | -160.4% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -211.5% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +54.6% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +108.2% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | -8.1% | -194.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -178.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +53.4% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -71.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +73.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | -2.6% | -153.7% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -350.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -31.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +60.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -71.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +48.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -74.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +912.5% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +31.2% |
| 2021 | -2.4% | -124.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -455.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -72.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +73.4% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -53.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | -13.5% | 40.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | -24.9% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | -22.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | -7.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | -8.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -2.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -2.4% | 9.9% | 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 general government final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Dominican Republic was 1.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.9% in 1976.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.