DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The primary issue plaguing the country’s public finances is excessive spending over revenue.

The charts illustrate the functional classification of expenditures by the Central Government of the Dominican Republic during the first five months of the year. Functional spending provides insight into how the government allocates taxpayer money and the objectives behind its disbursements.

As of 31 May 2025, the Central Government had spent $573,629.4 million pesos, a 4.4% increase compared to the 549,310.5 million pesos spent during the same period in 2024.

More than a quarter, or 26.5% of the total expenditure, went towards debt interest payments. This amounts to 152,176 million pesos, including a budgeted transfer of 35,008 million pesos to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic. The remainder consists of debt interest and commissions.

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