Military spending as a share of government spending in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Military spending as a share of government spending was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of government spending in Dominican Republic, 1997–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government spending.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 4.1% for military spending as a share of government spending in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of government spending in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 112th out of 162 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of government spending in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of government spending | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.8% | — |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -31.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of government spending in Dominican Republic?
- Military spending as a share of government spending in Dominican Republic was 4.1% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Dominican Republic ranks 112th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of government spending rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by government spending.