Dominican Republic recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 3.59% of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Dominican Republic averaged -1.89 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2.61 percent of GDP in 1991 and a record low of -7.94 percent of GDP in 2020. source: Central American Monetary Council

Government Budget in Dominican Republic is expected to reach -3.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Dominican Republic Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.30 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 41.00 Apr 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 115491.70 114355.20 DOP Million Feb 2026
Government Budget -3.59 -3.09 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -20192.40 5294.80 DOP Million Feb 2026
Government Debt 61549.90 60361.90 USD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 46.20 45.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 95299.30 119650.00 DOP Million Feb 2026
Government Spending 299862.75 215550.27 DOP Million Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 981.00 946.40 USD Million Dec 2024


Dominican Republic Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.59 -3.09 2.61 -7.94 1991 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly