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Dominican Republic: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.9% (2025), 64th of 180 in the world and 12th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 4.5% (2025), 74th of 209 in the world and 17th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 15.3% (2024), 30th of 136 in the world and 5th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Dominican Republic in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.9%2025 | 64/180 | 12/31 | 7.7% | 6.3% | 3.8% | +3.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.5%2025 | 74/209 | 17/40 | 7.2% | 5.3% | 5.5% | +2.1 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 15.3%2024 | 30/136 | 5/31 | 26.8% | 12.1% | 11.0% | +1.4 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 10.5%2024 | 21/136 | 3/31 | 18.3% | 6.4% | 5.2% | +1.2 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 61.992025 | 76/210 | 9/39 | 16.18 | 36.82 | 56.52 | +38%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 14.7%2024 | 88/142 | 14/20 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.5% | +1.3 ppsince 2014 | 14.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 17.5%2024 | 107/142 | 17/20 | 13.8% | 13.9% | 14.9% | +2.4 ppsince 2014 | 22.8% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 18.1%2023 | 107/142 | 17/20 | 11.0% | 14.2% | 21.4% | +2.6 ppsince 2013 | 27.6% | — | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 45.3%2024 | 56/119 | 13/22 | 19.8% | 26.0% | 54.3% | +4.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 32.8%2025 | 104/169 | 25/31 | · | 22.7% | 30.6% | +6.8 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 41.3%2025 | 107/146 | 27/31 | 29.0% | 32.5% | 42.9% | +7.2 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.02025 | 92/165 | 19/32 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.3 | +48%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.80%2025 | 130/156 | 15/22 | 1.03% | 0.67% | 0.75% | +0.2 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+48%4.0 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+3.0 pp3.9% in 2025
- External debt+4.1 pp45.3% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Dominican Republic and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Dominican Republic. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Dominican Republic | United States | Venezuela | Haiti | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.9%2025 | 2.9%2024 | 254.9%2016 | 28.6%2025 | — |
| GDP deflator | 4.5%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 227.1%2025 | 34.4%2025 | 0.8%2024 |
| Lending rate | 15.3%2024 | 3.2%2021 | 21.1%2017 | 13.0%2025 | — |
| Real interest rate | 10.5%2024 | -1.3%2021 | -89.5%2017 | -15.9%2025 | — |
| Exchange rate | 61.992025 | 1.002025 | 9.972017 | 130.632025 | 1.002025 |
| Tax revenue | 14.7%2024 | 10.8%2024 | — | — | — |
| Government revenue | 17.5%2024 | 17.8%2024 | — | — | — |
| Government expense | 18.1%2023 | 24.4%2023 | — | — | — |
| External debt | 45.3%2024 | — | — | 3.7%2024 | — |