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Country or Region: Dominican Republic › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Dominican Republic indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Dominican Republic Peso
Currency Symbol: DOP

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Dominican Republic in year 2010 is 15.916 %

This makes Dominican Republic No. 179 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Dominican Republic is 18.38 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Dominican Republic was 17.18 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Dominican Republic in 2010 was or will be 7.33% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Dominican Republic was or will be 15.26 %, which is 4.15% less than the 2010 figure.