Dominican Republic

Country in Americas

In brief

Imports, share of GDP: 27.9% (2025). World rank 145 of 184; in Americas, 21 of 31. Remittances received, share of GDP: 9.7% (2025). World rank 30 of 178; in Americas, 8 of 38. Gini index (0 = full equality): 39 (2024). World rank 87 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 2 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $71B → $127.4B, GDP per person $6,801 → $11,059, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $14,804 → $28,721. Better than all its neighbours (Haiti): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, GDP growth per year, and unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $127.4B 2025
GDP per person: $11,059 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $28,721 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $10,620 2025
Inflation: +3.9% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 39 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 4.6% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 28.4% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 60.1% 2025
Unemployment: 5.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 12.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 53.7% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 23.6% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 27.9% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -1.4% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.9% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 9.7% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 14.7% 2024
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 39 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 0.8% 2024