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Dominican Republic

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$39,760
GDP (2031)
$190.5B
GDP growth (2031)
5.0% →
Inflation (2031)
4.0% →
Unemployment (2031)
5.0% →
Population (2031)
11.4M
Population growth (2031)
0.8% →
Gini index (2024)
39.0
Government debt (2031)
50.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$4.9B
Life expectancy (2024)
73.9 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.6% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
91.0%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
93.7/100
Trade openness (2025)
51.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
61.99/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$14.8B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
50.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$4.9B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2024)
0.39
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2018)
1.45/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
14.7% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
60.1% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2023)
40.1
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
11.1
ICT service exports (2025)
0.5%
Goods and services tax (2024)
9.5%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $190.5B $39,760 5.0% 4.0% 5.0% 11.4M - 50.0% -1.7% - - - - -
2030 * $177.4B $37,342 5.0% 4.0% 5.0% 11.3M - 52.4% -1.5% - - - - -
2029 * $165.5B $35,114 4.9% 4.0% 5.1% 11.2M - 54.0% -1.4% - - - - -
2028 * $154.4B $33,032 4.7% 4.0% 5.2% 11.2M - 55.4% -1.3% - - - - -
2027 * $144.2B $31,108 4.4% 4.5% 5.2% 11.1M - 56.7% -1.3% - - - - -
2026 * $136.1B $29,603 3.7% 5.1% 5.3% 11.0M - 58.3% -1.5% - - - - -
2025 $127.9B $28,721 2.1% 3.9% 5.3% 10.9M - 59.0% -1.2% $4.9B - - - 61.99
2024 $124.6B $27,582 5.0% 3.3% 5.1% 10.8M 39.0 58.8% -3.3% $4.5B 73.9 - 91.0% 59.57
2023 $120.8B $25,861 2.2% 4.8% 5.3% 10.7M 38.4 60.5% -3.7% $4.8B 73.7 4.6% 86.1% 56.16
2022 $113.8B $24,622 5.2% 8.8% 5.3% 10.6M 37.0 59.6% -5.8% $4.1B 74.2 4.7% 81.5% 55.14
2021 $95.1B $22,053 14.0% 8.2% 7.4% 10.5M 38.5 62.8% -2.8% $3.3B 71.8 5.1% 85.2% 57.22
2020 $78.6B $18,998 -7.9% 3.8% 5.8% 10.4M 39.6 71.8% -1.7% $2.5B 72.6 5.0% 81.6% 56.52
2019 $89.2B $19,767 4.9% 1.8% 6.2% 10.4M 41.9 53.5% -1.3% $2.8B 73.1 4.4% 79.7% 51.29
2018 $85.1B $17,995 7.1% 3.6% 5.7% 10.3M 43.7 50.8% -1.6% $2.7B 73.6 4.2% 74.8% 49.51
2017 $79.2B $16,846 3.9% 3.3% 5.5% 10.2M 42.2 49.5% -0.2% $3.6B 73.4 4.5% 67.6% 47.53
2016 $75.6B $16,282 6.7% 1.6% 7.1% 10.1M 45.7 46.7% -1.1% $2.5B 72.9 4.6% 63.9% 46.06
2015 $71.1B $14,804 7.0% 0.8% 7.3% 10.0M 45.2 44.8% -1.8% $2.2B 73.0 4.7% 54.2% 45.05
2014 $67.1B $13,465 7.1% 3.0% 8.5% 9.9M 44.3 45.0% -3.2% $2.4B 73.2 4.8% 49.6% 43.55
2013 $62.6B $12,414 4.9% 4.8% 9.2% 9.8M 47.7 46.8% -4.1% $1.6B 73.0 4.9% 45.9% 41.79
2012 $60.6B $11,777 2.8% 3.7% 8.4% 9.7M 46.1 42.4% -6.5% $3.4B 72.8 5.1% 42.3% 39.32
2011 $58.0B $11,695 3.2% 8.5% 7.6% 9.6M 47.7 39.1% -7.5% $2.2B 72.5 5.1% 38.0% 38.09
2010 $53.9B $11,246 8.4% 6.3% 6.5% 9.5M 47.3 37.4% -7.5% $1.8B 72.0 4.9% 31.4% 36.82
2009 $48.3B $10,382 1.0% 1.4% 6.8% 9.4M 48.9 36.8% -4.8% $1.7B 71.6 4.8% 27.7% 35.97
2008 $48.2B $10,346 3.3% 10.6% 6.0% 9.3M 48.1 33.6% -9.4% $2.7B 71.3 4.6% 20.8% 34.53
2007 $44.1B $9,951 7.4% 6.1% 6.5% 9.2M 48.9 32.9% -4.9% $2.3B 71.1 4.1% 17.7% 33.17
2006 $38.0B $9,130 9.2% 7.6% 7.1% 9.1M 52.0 36.0% -3.4% $1.5B 71.1 4.0% 14.8% 33.30
2005 $35.9B $8,215 9.4% 4.2% 8.2% 9.0M 50.0 38.3% -1.3% $1.1B 71.0 4.4% 11.5% 30.28
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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