Military spending, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Military spending, per capita was 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person for military spending, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1991.
That places Dominican Republic 81st out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 72.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 67.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 61.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 63.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 59.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 53.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 49.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 50.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 45.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 43.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 41.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 40.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 36.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 42.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 41.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 43.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 42.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 47.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 49.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 36.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 1981 | 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 35.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 33.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 29.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 27.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 31.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 25.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 22.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 18.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 14.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 17.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +76.2% |
| 1993 | 24.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +40.6% |
| 1994 | 24.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 18.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 22.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 29.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 1998 | 30.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 32.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 43.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 50.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 45.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 33.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 29.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 36.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 34.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 33.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 38.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 37.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 39.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 37.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 41.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 40.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 45.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 48.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 50.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 55.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 61.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 64.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 64.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 68.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 81.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 88.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.53 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +76.2% | 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 17.57 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 45.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 75.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 36.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 49.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 18.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 50.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 37.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 64.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 62.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 78 Vietnam 107.42 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 79 Mexico 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 80 Jamaica 98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 82 Fiji 87.22 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 83 Myanmar 85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 84 Argentina 81.37 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
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, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Military spending, per capita in Dominican Republic was 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for military spending, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 81st out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.