Country Fact Sheet

Government at a GlanceLatin America and the Caribbean 2020

Public employment increased the most in the Dominican Republic

In 2018, public employment in the Dominican Republic reached 14.8% of total employment, which is above the LAC average (11.9%). Between 2011 and 2018 public employment in the Dominican Republic increased by 1.8 percentage points, the largest increase in the region, reflecting an opposite trend experienced in the region, where it decreased by 0.4 percentage points on average.

Chapter 3: Public employment

3.1. Public sector employment as a percentage of total employment, 2011 and 2018

The Dominican Republic support public procurement of women owned enterprises

Only 25% of countries in LAC, including the Dominican Republic, have policies at place to promote pro-curement from women-owned enterprises. These policies could be a powerful tool for fostering women entrepreneurship and contribute in achieving gender equality.

Chapter 10: Public procurement

10.4. Strategic public procurement by objective, 2015 and 2018

Satisfaction with education is comparatively high

In 2018, 78% of people reported to be satisfied with the education system, the second highest in the region and above the LAC (63%) and OECD (66%) averages. Moreover, between 2007 and 2018, satisfaction with education increased by 7 percentage points, the third largest increase in the region.

Chapter 11: Core government results

11.11. Citizen satisfaction with the education system and schools, 2007 and 2018

Dominican Republic

DominicanRepublic

-2.3%

-10% 0%-8% +2%-6% -4% -2%

-2.9%

-4.3%

Fiscal balance (2018)% of GDP

How to read the figures:

Dominican Republic

Country value in green (not representedif not available)

Average of OECD country values in blue

Range of LAC country values in grey

Public Finance and Economics

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database

Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to

data not availableAverage of LAC country

values in purple

Government investment (2017)% of GDP

Government gross debt (2018)% of GDP

DominicanRepublic

20% 120%40% 140%60% 80% 100%

108.6%

64.7%

50.5%100%

0%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database

3.1%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4%

1.6%

n.a.Dominican

Republic

Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database

Gender equality in public sector employment (2018)

60.2%

50.9%Dominican Republic

40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

51.0%

Public Procurement

Government procurementexpenditures (2017)*

% of GDP

6.0%

2% 4% 6% 8% 10%

n.a.

Dominican Rep.

* See Notes Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database

Support togreenpublic

procurement

A strategy/policyhas been developedat a central level

Some procuring entitieshave developedan internal strategy/policy

Support toSMEs

Support toinnovativegoods and

services

There has never beena strategy/policy in place

A strategy/policyhas been rescinded

Support towomen-owned

businesses

Support toresponsible

businessconducts

8 4 9 0

28 10 0 0

12 1 7 0 5 1 14 0 3 2 15 0 5 2 13 0

24 8 2 0 22 8 5 0 6 1 24 0 18 8 9 0

Dominican R.

Source: OECD-IDB Survey on Public Procurement

Source: International Labour Organization ILOSTAT database

% of women

Public Employment

Strategic public procurement by objective (2018)

Public sector employmentas % of total employment (2018)

Source: International Labour Organization ILOSTAT database

21.1%

14.8%Dominican Republic

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

11.9%

iREG: Composite indicator on stakeholder engagementin developing subordinate regulations (2019)

Source: OECD Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance for Latin America

0

1

2

3

4

0.98 1.63

0

1

2

3

4

2.11

DominicanRepublic

Methodology

Systematic adoption

Transparency

Oversight, quality control

Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database. * See Notes

None

All

9%

33%

Some

Some25%

Most33%

DominicanRepublic

No

Yes

62%

38%

YesDominican

Republic

Existence of participatory budgetingat the central/federal level

(2018)

Source: OECD/IDB Survey of Budget Practices and Procedures

The max. score for each category is 1, and the max. aggregate score

for the composite is 4

Regulatory Governance

Open Government Data

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.46 0.43

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.60

DominicanRepublic

Data availability

Data accessibility

Government supportfor data re-use

Budgeting Practices Human Resources Management

Source: IDB-OECD Open Government Data Survey

Proportion of vacancies that are publishedand open to external recruitment

(2018)

High Moderate None

64%29%7%

HighDominican R.

Level of influence of theCentre of Government

over line ministries (2018)

Institutions

Source: OECD-IDB Survey on Organisation and Functions ofthe Centre of Government

Index of quality of regulationsagainst undue influence (2018)

Public Sector Integrity

Source: OECD Questionnaire on Public Integrity in Latin America

Composite index from 0 (worst) to 9 (best)

OURdata Index: Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data (2019)

Composite index from 0 (worst) to 1 (best)

Source: OECD/IDB Survey on Strategic Human Resources Management in Central/Federal Governments

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

n.a.

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

4.08

DominicanRepublic

Lobbyingregulation

Transparencyof in�uenceseeking

Con�ict ofinterestregulation

Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2018)

49%Judicial system

Education system

56%Health care

63%78%

34%34%

National government34%42%

Dominican RepublicAverage

Range

Average

20

40

60

80

100

Source: Gallup World Poll

Notes

Dominican Republic

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6Higher

inequality

Lowerinequality

Before After Before After

0.470.37taxes and transfers

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Before After

0.47

0.32taxes and transfers

Higherinequality

Lowerinequality 0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Five OECDmost unequal

OECDaverage

0.44n.a.

Gini coefficient: Differences in income inequality pre and post-tax and government transfers (2017)

For more information on the data (including full methodology and figure notes) and to consult all other Country Fact Sheets: http://www.oecd.org/gov/government-at-a-glance-lac.htm

LAC and OECD averages for Public finance and economics and Government procurement expenditures are weighted.

* Costs of goods and services financed by general government are not included in government procurement because they are not accounted separately in the IMF Government Finance Statistics (database).

Indicator from 0 (low income concentration) to 1 (high income concentration)

Rule of Law Index: Constraint to government powers(2019)

Source: World Justice Project Rule of Law Index

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.45 0.53

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.76

DominicanRepublic

Source: OECD Income Distribution database and Balestra, C., et al. (2018), “Inequalities in emerging economies: Informing the policy dialogue on inclusive growth”

Core Government Results

This third edition of Government at a Glance Latin America and the Caribbean provides the latest available evidence on public administrations and

their performance in the LAC region and compares it to OECD countries. This publication includes indicators on public finances and economics,

public employment, centres of government, regulatory governance, open government data, public sector integrity, public procurement and for the

first time core government results (e.g. trust, inequality reduction). Governance indicators are especially useful for monitoring and benchmarking

governments’ progress in their public sector reforms. Each indicator in the publication is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of graphs

and/or charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings of the data, and a

methodological section on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.

Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

The Excel spreadsheets used to create the tables and figures in Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 are available via the StatLinks provided throughout the publication: https://doi.org/10.1787/13130fbb-en