Dirección General de Presupuesto - DIGEPRES

What Dirección General de Presupuesto - DIGEPRES does

Dirección General de Presupuesto (DIGEPRES) is the government institution of the Dominican Republic, created under Law No. 1363 of July 30, 1937, and reorganized in 2013 under direct dependency on the Ministry of Hacienda. It is the legally mandated body responsible for the formulation, execution, monitoring, and reporting of the Dominican Republic's General State Budget, managing projected 2026 revenues of RD$1,336,196 million and expenses of RD$1,591,112 million. DIGEPRES oversees budget processes across national government institutions, public enterprises (via SIPREPUPLI), and local governments (municipalities and district boards, monitored through the Dashboard de Gobiernos Locales), and maintains a comprehensive public-facing digital portal.

DIGEPRES operates a portfolio of digital tools and citizen engagement programs: the Presupuesto Ciudadano portal, Simulador Presupuestario (interactive budget simulator), Sistema de Tablas Dinámicas (dynamic tables), weekly and monthly execution reports, the Clasificador de Cambio Climático (climate spending classifier), and the proprietary Socio-Climate Budget Tagging (SCBT) methodology — making it the first country in the LAC region to implement climate change spending classification. Citizen-facing initiatives include the 'Presupuesto en las Aulas' educational program, Encuentros Ciudadanos dialogue forums, and the Hablémos de Presupuesto podcast. The institution holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications.

The institution generates no revenue and provides all services free of charge to government institutions, citizens, civil society, and educational institutions. Its competitive profile is defined by statutory monopoly, global recognition (82/100 transparency, 2nd globally per Open Budget Survey 2025), and a network of strategic partnerships with the International Budget Partnership, Agence Française de Développement, IDB, EU, and bilateral knowledge exchanges with Uruguay's SNIP. Headcount stands at 184 employees headquartered in Santo Domingo.

Name

Dirección General de Presupuesto - DIGEPRES

Legal name

Dirección General de Presupuesto (DIGEPRES)

Website

https://digepres.gob.do

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DIGEPRES is the Dominican Republic's government budget directorate, legally mandated to formulate, execute, and monitor the General State Budget across national ministries, public enterprises, and local governments, recognized globally as the 2nd most transparent budget institution per Open Budget Survey 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Budget Management

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAEAA

Budgeting & Fiscal Planning

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Finance, Treasury & Procurement

Keywords

• Public budget management
• Government fiscal transparency
• Citizen budget portal
• Climate budget tagging
• Municipal budget monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Dirección General de Presupuesto (DIGEPRES) formulates, executes, monitors, and reports on the Dominican Republic's General State Budget for national government institutions, local governments, and public enterprises. It operates digital platforms including the citizen budget portal, interactive budget simulator, weekly execution reports, dynamic tables, and a municipal dashboard, and develops proprietary methodologies such as the Socio-Climate Budget Tagging (SCBT) system for tracking climate- and gender-related public expenditure.

Product overview

DIGEPRES operates as a comprehensive budget management platform offering a portfolio of digital tools and citizen-facing services. The core offerings include the Portal Presupuesto Ciudadano (citizen budget portal), Simulador Presupuestario (budget simulator), Reporte Semanal de Ejecución Presupuestaria (weekly execution reports), Sistema de Presupuesto de las Empresas Públicas (SIPREPUPLI), and Encuentro Ciudadano (citizen engagement program). Additional offerings comprise the Presupuesto en las Aulas educational initiative, Hablémos de Presupuesto podcast, Dashboard de Gobiernos Locales for municipal monitoring, and the Clasificador de Cambio Climático for climate expenditure tracking. These products work together to provide transparency, public participation, and efficient budget management across the Dominican Republic's public sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal Presupuesto Ciudadano Citizen-facing web portal that summarizes the five volumes of the General State Budget (PGE) in accessible graphical formats, providing budget information to the general public, journalists, and civil society.
• Simulador Presupuestario Interactive web-based tool that allows citizens to simulate and explore budget allocation scenarios and understand how public funds are distributed.
• Reporte Semanal de Ejecución Presupuestaria Weekly published report providing real-time monitoring of budget execution, allowing citizens and institutions to track destinations of public funds.
• Sistema de Presupuesto de las Empresas Públicas (SIPREPUPLI) Information system for managing and monitoring the budgets of state-owned public enterprises included in the national budget.
• Encuentro Ciudadano Citizen engagement initiative promoting dialogue between DIGEPRES and civil society sectors to foster public participation, social control, and more efficient public policies.
• Presupuesto en las Aulas Educational program directed at secondary and university students to develop critical understanding of public resource use and its societal impact.
• Hablémos de Presupuesto (Podcast) Audio content series discussing budget concepts and public finance topics, distributed via YouTube and Spotify to make public finance accessible to citizens.
• Sistema de Gestión Integrado Integrated management system covering Dominican budget processes, planning, and institutional management, certified under ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
• Dashboard de Gobiernos Locales Monitoring dashboard centralizing indicators, metrics and key municipal data for municipalities (ayuntamientos) and district boards (juntas de distritos municipales).
• Clasificador de Cambio Climático Functional classifier incorporated into the budget system to track institutional spending with climate, biodiversity, and disaster risk management impact across public institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82 out of 100 transparency score in Open Budget Survey 2025 - 2nd globally
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministerio de la MujercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Joint work on integrating gender equality into planning and public budget, developing methodologies and specialized technical capacities for gender-responsive budgeting across government institutions
• Dirección General de Inversión Pública (DGIP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Collaboration on incorporating climate action and disaster risk management criteria in public investment project formulation
• Agence Française de Développement (AFD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Development cooperation financing and technical support for sustainable and inclusive public finance project including climate labeling methodology development
• Expertise FrancecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 July 2026Technical cooperation partner providing expertise and capacity building for sustainable finance methodologies and climate budget labeling implementation
• Viceministerio de Cooperación Internacional del Ministerio de la PresidenciacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Coordination with international cooperation entities to strengthen national and international organization collaboration on inclusive and sustainable public policies
• Dirección General de Ética e Integridad Gubernamental (DIGEIG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Inter-institutional collaboration on government ethics, integrity, and transparency with DIGEIG leading the national ethics initiative and recognizing DIGEPRES for budget transparency
• European Union - Sociedades Inclusivas ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2026Technical exchange and cooperation on sustainable mobility and inclusive public policies with focus on women, youth, and vulnerable populations
• Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2025Facilitating regional cooperation and knowledge exchange between Uruguay and Dominican Republic on public investment and climate classification methodologies
• Listín DiariominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2025Media partnership conducting journalist training on public finance, budget transparency tools, and citizen participation mechanisms in journalism
• Uruguay - Unidad Administradora del Sistema Nacional de Inversión Pública (SNIP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2025Technical exchange on climate change spending classification and public investment methodologies for strengthening climate resilience guidelines
• Ministerio de Hacienda y EconomíacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2025Parent ministry coordination on budget policy, public investment, and international cooperation activities including Uruguay delegation exchange
• Alianza por el Derecho a la Salud (ADESA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Citizen dialogue on health investment and budget quality in PGE 2026 with healthcare rights coalition representing 30+ members and leaders
• Rosa Cañete AlonsominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025External economist and consultant participating as speaker in citizen encounter on health investment discussing budget evaluation and public spending efficiency
• ABRAZAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Collaboration on inclusive employment practices and citizen engagement with people with disabilities and neurodiversity through the Prácticas de empleo Inclusivo program
• Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Academic partnership supporting inclusive employment program and providing venue and support for citizen education initiatives
• Consejo Nacional de Discapacidad (CONADIS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Government collaboration on disability inclusion in citizen engagement activities and public participation programs
• Ministerio de Administración Pública (MAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2025Government partnership recognizing institutional excellence and exemplary leadership in public administration
• Oficina Gubernamental de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (OGTIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025Government technology partnership recognizing DIGEPRES advances in digital government services and ICT implementation through annual iTICge index evaluation
• International Budget Partnership (IBP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Global partnership conducting the Open Budget Survey - primary international benchmark for budget transparency evaluation and recognition of DIGEPRES achievements

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Granicus: GovTech vendor specializing in digital civic services, public records, and citizen engagement platforms for government clients. Comparable in the citizen-facing transparency and engagement dimension of DIGEPRES's offerings.
• Tyler Technologies (Civic Services): Major US-based GovTech vendor providing ERP, financial management, and citizen transparency platforms to state and local governments. Comparable to DIGEPRES as a broader incumbent serving the same public administration technology stack at scale.

Direct peers

• Dirección de Presupuestos (DIPRES) - Chile: Chile's budget directorate is a regional benchmark for results-based budgeting and public investment evaluation. Comparable to DIGEPRES in mandate (national budget formulation and execution) and in serving as a model for transparency and methodological rigor in Latin America.
• Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público - Colombia: Colombia's Ministry of Finance oversees national budget formulation and execution with strong transparency tools. Comparable to DIGEPRES in managing a multi-trillion peso budget and operating results-oriented budgeting frameworks.
• Tesouro Nacional (Brazil): Brazil's national treasury office, ranked 1st globally in the OBS 2025 transparency score ahead of DIGEPRES. Operates the same core function of national budget execution, debt management, and fiscal transparency, making it the closest functional peer.
• Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP) - México: Mexico's finance ministry manages the federal budget and treasury operations, comparable in scale, mandate, and citizen-facing transparency initiatives. Shares with DIGEPRES the challenge of coordinating federal-state fiscal flows.
• Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF) - Perú: Peru's Ministry of Economy and Finance oversees national budget formulation, execution, and public investment. Comparable in mandate and in driving results-based budgeting in the Andean region, with similar transparency and citizen engagement ambitions.

Others

• International Budget Partnership (IBP): Global civil society organization that administers the Open Budget Survey, the benchmark where DIGEPRES ranks 2nd globally. Functions as the standards-setter and rating body whose methodology DIGEPRES's transparency score is measured against.

Emerging players

• OpenGov: US GovTech company offering budgeting, procurement, and transparency software to US state and local governments. Comparable to DIGEPRES's digital portfolio (citizen portals, dynamic dashboards, simulators) as a commercial provider of similar transparency tools.

Regional players

• Sistema Nacional de Inversión Pública (SNIP) - Uruguay: Uruguay's public investment system is an active technical exchange partner of DIGEPRES on climate classification methodologies. Comparable as a regional peer managing public investment planning and classification within a smaller national budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DIGEPRESRD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@DIGEPRESRD
• Facebookfacebook.com/digepresRD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digepresrd
• Instagraminstagram.com/digepresrd?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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