Country information

Dominican Republic

Area

48.730 km²

Capital

Santo Domingo

Government

Präsident Danilo Medina Sánchez

Population

10.8 million

Contact

Ulrike Göldner

Deputy Managing Director / Regional Manager Brazil, Cuba and the Dominican Republic

u.goeldner@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0) 40 413 43 145

Economic data

Basic data 2022 2023 2024
GDP growth in % 4,9 2,3 5,2
Export in billion US$ 12,8 11,9 12,9
Import in billion US$ 25,3 29 -
Key interest rate in % 7,25 (Jun) 7,75 (Jun) 7 (Jun)
Exchange rate US$/DOP 52,75 56,8 (Nov) 60,33 (Dez)
Inflation rate in % 3,8 (Jul) 4,0 (Jul) 3,8 (Jul)
HDI (Human Development Index) 0,77 0,77 -

Foreign Trade

Import products: Mineral fuels and oils, (Electrical) Machinery
Import partner: USA, China

Export products: Gold, Medical instruments, Rolled Tobacco
Export partner: USA, Haiti, Switzerland

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 21.05.2025
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, ProDominica, Banco Central República Dominicana, OEC