Country information

Dominican Republic

Area

48.730 km²

Capital

Santo Domingo

Government

President Luis Abinader

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	2023	2024	2025
GDP growth in %	2,3	5,2	2,1
Export in billion US$	11,9	12,9	15,9
Import in billion US$	29	29,8	29,7
Key interest rate in %	7,5	7	5,75
Exchange rate US$/DOP	56,8	60,3	61,1
Inflation rate in %	4	3,8	4,95
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,77	-	-

Notes

Update: 14.08.2026
Sources: UNDP, OEC, worlddata, statista, CEIC