Dominican Republic: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
Economic Trivia | Tourism; Sugar Processing; Ferronickel and Gold Mining; Textiles |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): United States, China, and India |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Tourism; Sugar Processing; Ferronickel and Gold Mining; Textiles |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $256,393,573,500 (2022) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4.858% (2022) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $22,834 (2022) |
GDP Country Rank 65/197 (2022)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 8.811% (2022) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $43,711,557,718 (2021) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 48.8% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 1.026% (2022) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 14.915% (2022) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($6,326,800,000) (2022) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 5,277,616 (2022) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 8.268% (2021) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 20.334% (2021) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 71.398% (2021) |
Unemployment Rate | 7.121% (2022) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $38,933,643,979 (2022) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $25,072,497,925 (2022) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 39% (2022) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $3,961,600,000 (2022) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $11,010,200,000 (2022) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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