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Government
Governance, accountability, and corruption indicators
Overview
Governance quality indicators for Dominican Republic sourced from the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Reliability
Government Effectiveness 0.13
Regulatory Quality 0.17
Scale: -2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong) · Source: World Bank WGI · 2023
Accountability
Voice & Accountability 0.33
Public Service Satisfaction 62.0%
SDG 16.6.2 · 2024
Scale: -2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong) · Source: World Bank WGI
· 2023
Justice System
Rule of Law -0.13
Scale: -2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong) · Source: World Bank WGI
· 2023
Corruption
Corruption Perceptions Index 36/100
Transparency International · 2024 Higher = Less corrupt
Control of Corruption (WGI) -0.45
Bribery Experience
Businesses paying bribes 12.3%
SDG 16.5.2 · 2016
Individuals paying bribes 15.6%
SDG 16.5.1 · 2022
WGI Scale: -2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong) · 2023
Incarceration
Prison Population
308 per 100k
World Prison Brief 2023
Safety & Rights
Intentional homicide rate (per 100k) 19.6
SDG 16.1.1 · 2023
Unsentenced detainees (% of prison pop.) 56.3%
SDG 16.3.2 · 2024
Reporting no discrimination (% population) 19.3%
SDG 16.b.1 · 2019
Source: UN SDG Global Database
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Sources: World Bank | Transparency International · Last updated: 2025
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