Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 14.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 14.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 14.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1982.
That places Dominican Republic 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.5% | — |
| 1981 | 7.9% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -19.9% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +43.0% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 4 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,359 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5536 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 11,525 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 64.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 714,417 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.6126 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 14.3% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1982.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.