Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income
Dominican Republic: the economy in numbers
Per person: $11,059, or $28,721 at purchasing power parity. Population: 11.5 million (2025).
$127B+2.1%real GDP growth, 2025
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #66 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +4.6%.
GDP per capita
$11,059
2025 · #94 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$28,721
2025 · #81 of 197
Inflation
3.9%
2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 5.1%
Government debt
59.0%
2025 · % of GDP, general government
Population
11.5M
2025 · #84 of 217
Unemployment
5.1%
2025 · ILO estimate
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $7.33 billion in 1960, $127 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $2,241 per person in 1960, $11,059 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 4.2% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 6 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 5.7 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 51.5% in 2004.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1997: 71.8% of GDP in 2020. IMF forecast for 2031: 50.4%.
General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Population
1960: 3.27 million · 2025: 11.5 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 6.9% · 2025: 5.1%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 51.7 years · 2024: 73.9 years.
Exports of goods and services
1960: 25.6% · 2025: 23.6%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 5.0%f | 4.0%f | 50.4%f | |||||||
| 2030 | 4.8%f | 4.0%f | 52.3%f | |||||||
| 2029 | 4.7%f | 4.0%f | 53.4%f | |||||||
| 2028 | 4.6%f | 4.4%f | 54.3%f | |||||||
| 2027 | 4.4%f | 5.3%f | 55.3%f | |||||||
| 2026 | 4.6%f | 5.1%f | 57.2%f | |||||||
| 2025 | $127B | $11,059 | $28,721 | 2.1% | 3.9% | 59.0% | 11.5M | 5.1% | 23.6% | |
| 2024 | $124B | $10,876 | $27,582 | 5.0% | 3.3% | 58.8% | 11.4M | 5.3% | 73.9 | 22.8% |
| 2023 | $120B | $10,630 | $25,861 | 2.2% | 4.8% | 60.5% | 11.3M | 5.6% | 73.7 | 21.3% |
| 2022 | $113B | $10,104 | $24,622 | 5.2% | 8.8% | 59.6% | 11.2M | 5.5% | 74.2 | 22.0% |
| 2021 | $94.9B | $8,527 | $22,053 | 14.0% | 8.2% | 62.8% | 11.1M | 7.7% | 71.8 | 21.5% |
| 2020 | $78.5B | $7,135 | $18,998 | −7.9% | 3.8% | 71.8% | 11M | 6.1% | 72.6 | 18.8% |
| 2019 | $89.1B | $8,183 | $19,767 | 4.9% | 1.8% | 53.5% | 10.9M | 6.4% | 73.1 | 23.3% |
| 2018 | $85B | $7,883 | $17,995 | 7.1% | 3.6% | 50.8% | 10.8M | 5.9% | 73.6 | 24.0% |
| 2017 | $79.1B | $7,413 | $16,846 | 3.9% | 3.3% | 49.5% | 10.7M | 5.8% | 73.4 | 24.2% |
| 2016 | $75.6B | $7,160 | $16,282 | 6.7% | 1.6% | 46.7% | 10.6M | 7.3% | 72.9 | 24.2% |
| 2015 | $71B | $6,801 | $14,804 | 7.0% | 0.8% | 44.8% | 10.4M | 7.6% | 73.0 | 24.0% |
| 2014 | $67B | $6,496 | $13,465 | 7.1% | 3.0% | 45.0% | 10.3M | 6.7% | 73.1 | 25.4% |
| 2013 | $62.6B | $6,137 | $12,414 | 4.9% | 4.8% | 46.8% | 10.2M | 7.4% | 73.0 | 25.4% |
| 2012 | $60.6B | $6,014 | $11,777 | 2.8% | 3.7% | 42.4% | 10.1M | 6.7% | 72.8 | 24.8% |
| 2011 | $57.9B | $5,827 | $11,695 | 3.2% | 5.8% | 39.1% | 9.95M | 6.1% | 72.5 | 24.3% |
| 2010 | $53.8B | $5,479 | $11,246 | 8.4% | 6.3% | 37.4% | 9.82M | 5.2% | 72.0 | 22.8% |
| 2009 | $48.2B | $4,974 | $10,382 | 1.0% | 1.4% | 36.8% | 9.7M | 5.5% | 71.6 | 21.1% |
| 2008 | $48.1B | $5,024 | $10,346 | 3.3% | 10.6% | 33.6% | 9.57M | 4.8% | 71.3 | 23.9% |
| 2007 | $44B | $4,650 | $9,951 | 7.4% | 6.1% | 32.9% | 9.46M | 5.2% | 71.1 | 26.8% |
| 2006 | $37.9B | $4,055 | $9,130 | 9.2% | 7.6% | 36.0% | 9.34M | 5.7% | 71.1 | 28.2% |
| 2005 | $35.8B | $3,878 | $8,215 | 9.4% | 4.2% | 38.3% | 9.23M | 6.6% | 71.0 | 28.3% |
| 2004 | $22.3B | $2,452 | $7,375 | 2.6% | 51.5% | 34.3% | 9.1M | 6.3% | 70.7 | 41.1% |
| 2003 | $21.4B | $2,383 | $7,098 | −1.3% | 27.4% | 48.2% | 8.98M | 6.9% | 70.9 | 42.2% |
| 2002 | $27.1B | $3,066 | $7,158 | 4.5% | 5.2% | 21.5% | 8.85M | 6.8% | 70.7 | 30.7% |
| 2001 | $25.6B | $2,936 | $6,848 | 2.5% | 8.9% | 20.4% | 8.72M | 7.3% | 70.6 | 31.9% |
| 2000 | $24.3B | $2,831 | $6,639 | 4.7% | 7.7% | 16.7% | 8.58M | 6.4% | 70.4 | 35.5% |
| 1999 | $22.1B | $2,621 | $6,305 | 6.0% | 6.5% | 16.0% | 8.45M | 6.3% | 70.2 | 35.0% |
| 1998 | $21.7B | $2,608 | $5,963 | 6.7% | 4.8% | 13.2% | 8.31M | 6.3% | 69.9 | 34.3% |
| 1997 | $20B | $2,449 | $5,618 | 8.9% | 8.3% | 13.8% | 8.17M | 6.3% | 69.8 | 35.2% |
| 1996 | $18.2B | $2,271 | $5,161 | 6.0% | 5.4% | 8.03M | 6.5% | 69.6 | 34.9% | |
| 1995 | $16.6B | $2,109 | $4,871 | 5.7% | 12.5% | 7.89M | 6.4% | 69.4 | 35.2% | |
| 1994 | $14.6B | $1,892 | $4,599 | 2.6% | 8.3% | 7.74M | 6.3% | 69.2 | 36.2% | |
| 1993 | $13.1B | $1,722 | $4,474 | 7.4% | 5.3% | 7.59M | 6.3% | 68.9 | 36.4% | |
| 1992 | $11.6B | $1,558 | $4,151 | 11.2% | 4.3% | 7.45M | 6.7% | 68.5 | 36.8% | |
| 1991 | $9.82B | $1,346 | $3,722 | 0.9% | 47.1% | 7.3M | 6.9% | 68.2 | 40.1% | |
| 1990 | $7.07B | $989 | $3,641 | −5.5% | 50.5% | 7.15M | 67.7 | 30.6% | ||
| 1989 | $6.69B | $955 | 4.4% | 40.7% | 7.0M | 67.3 | 30.7% | |||
| 1988 | $5.37B | $784 | 2.2% | 43.9% | 6.86M | 66.9 | 34.5% | |||
| 1987 | $5.83B | $868 | 10.1% | 13.6% | 6.71M | 66.5 | 25.5% | |||
| 1986 | $6.12B | $932 | 3.5% | 7.6% | 6.57M | 66.1 | 22.9% | |||
| 1985 | $5.04B | $784 | −2.1% | 45.3% | 6.43M | 65.6 | 26.2% | |||
| 1984 | $11.6B | $1,844 | 1.3% | 20.2% | 6.29M | 65.1 | 21.7% | |||
| 1983 | $9.22B | $1,500 | 4.6% | 5.6% | 6.15M | 64.6 | 17.0% | |||
| 1982 | $8.27B | $1,376 | 1.7% | 7.6% | 6.01M | 64.2 | 16.4% | |||
| 1981 | $7.56B | $1,288 | 4.3% | 7.5% | 5.87M | 63.8 | 21.6% | |||
| 1980 | $6.76B | $1,180 | 8.0% | 16.8% | 5.73M | 63.4 | 20.3% | |||
| 1979 | $5.5B | $984 | 4.5% | 9.2% | 5.59M | 62.4 | 22.0% | |||
| 1978 | $4.73B | $868 | 2.1% | 3.5% | 5.45M | 62.6 | 18.6% | |||
| 1977 | $4.59B | $863 | 5.0% | 12.9% | 5.32M | 62.2 | 21.1% | |||
| 1976 | $3.95B | $763 | 6.7% | 7.8% | 5.18M | 61.7 | 22.3% | |||
| 1975 | $3.6B | $713 | 5.2% | 14.5% | 5.05M | 61.3 | 28.9% | |||
| 1974 | $2.93B | $595 | 6.0% | 13.1% | 4.91M | 60.8 | 25.6% | |||
| 1973 | $2.34B | $490 | 12.9% | 15.1% | 4.78M | 60.2 | 22.6% | |||
| 1972 | $1.99B | $427 | 10.4% | 8.6% | 4.65M | 59.7 | 21.3% | |||
| 1971 | $1.67B | $368 | 10.9% | 3.6% | 4.52M | 59.1 | 18.0% | |||
| 1970 | $1.49B | $338 | 18.2% | 3.8% | 4.4M | 58.5 | 18.0% | |||
| 1969 | $1.23B | $288 | 10.9% | 1.0% | 4.28M | 57.9 | 18.5% | |||
| 1968 | $1.08B | $260 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 4.16M | 57.3 | 18.5% | |||
| 1967 | $1.03B | $256 | 3.3% | 1.2% | 4.04M | 56.6 | 18.1% | |||
| 1966 | $984M | $251 | 13.5% | 0.3% | 3.92M | 56.0 | 16.3% | |||
| 1965 | $888M | $233 | −12.5% | −1.9% | 3.81M | 52.8 | 16.3% | |||
| 1964 | $1.03B | $277 | 6.8% | 2.1% | 3.7M | 54.7 | 19.7% | |||
| 1963 | $941M | $262 | 6.5% | 8.6% | 3.59M | 53.8 | 20.7% | |||
| 1962 | $824M | $237 | 17.0% | 9.2% | 3.48M | 53.2 | 23.9% | |||
| 1961 | $654M | $194 | −2.3% | −3.9% | 3.37M | 52.4 | 23.3% | |||
| 1960 | $672M | $206 | −3.6% | 3.27M | 51.7 | 25.6% |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
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Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin (French part) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uruguay · Venezuela
Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)