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Dominican Republic

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Santo Domingo · pop. 11M · Spanish · Dominican peso

Trajectories

economic complexity

#80

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · 0.03

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995−0.01
1996−0.61−0.60 pts
1997−0.65−0.04 pts
1998low−0.79−0.14 pts
1999−0.61+0.18 pts
2000−0.57+0.04 pts
2001−0.41+0.16 pts
2002−0.50−0.09 pts
2003−0.46+0.04 pts
2004−0.49−0.03 pts
2005−0.37+0.12 pts
2006−0.34+0.03 pts
2007−0.26+0.08 pts
2008−0.33−0.07 pts
2009−0.25+0.07 pts
2010−0.28−0.02 pts
2011−0.33−0.06 pts
2012−0.20+0.14 pts
2013−0.23−0.04 pts
2014−0.17+0.06 pts
2015−0.22−0.05 pts
2016−0.18+0.04 pts
2017−0.05+0.13 pts
20180.01+0.06 pts
2019−0.16−0.17 pts
2020−0.03+0.13 pts
20210.01+0.03 pts
2022−0.08−0.09 pts
2023−0.070 pts
2024latest0.03+0.11 pts

economic momentum

$10.9K

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $10.9K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$989
1991$1,346+36.1%
1992$1,558+15.8%
1993$1,722+10.5%
1994$1,892+9.8%
1995$2,109+11.5%
1996$2,271+7.7%
1997$2,449+7.8%
1998$2,608+6.5%
1999$2,621+0.5%
2000$2,831+8.0%
2001$2,936+3.7%
2002$3,066+4.4%
2003$2,383−22.3%
2004$2,452+2.9%
2005$3,878+58.2%
2006$4,055+4.6%
2007$4,650+14.7%
2008$5,024+8.0%
2009$4,974−1.0%
2010$5,479+10.1%
2011$5,827+6.3%
2012$6,014+3.2%
2013$6,137+2.0%
2014$6,496+5.9%
2015$6,801+4.7%
2016$7,160+5.3%
2017$7,413+3.5%
2018$7,883+6.3%
2019$8,183+3.8%
2020$7,135−12.8%
2021$8,527+19.5%
2022$10.1K+18.5%
2023$10.6K+5.2%
2024latest$10.9K+2.3%

prices

3.3%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 3.3%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199050.5%
199147.1%−3.38 pts
19924.3%−42.8 pts
19935.3%+0.99 pts
19948.3%+3.01 pts
199512.5%+4.28 pts
19965.4%−7.14 pts
19978.3%+2.90 pts
19984.8%−3.46 pts
19996.5%+1.64 pts
20007.7%+1.25 pts
20018.9%+1.16 pts
20025.2%−3.66 pts
200327.4%+22.2 pts
2004high51.5%+24.0 pts
20054.2%−47.3 pts
20067.6%+3.38 pts
20076.1%−1.43 pts
200810.6%+4.50 pts
20091.4%−9.20 pts
20106.3%+4.89 pts
20115.8%−0.53 pts
20123.7%−2.10 pts
20134.8%+1.14 pts
20143.0%−1.83 pts
2015low0.8%−2.16 pts
20161.6%+0.78 pts
20173.3%+1.67 pts
20183.6%+0.28 pts
20191.8%−1.75 pts
20203.8%+1.97 pts
20218.2%+4.46 pts
20228.8%+0.57 pts
20234.8%−4.03 pts
2024latest3.3%−1.48 pts

demographic curve

2.2 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 4.3 in 1980.

2024 · 2.2

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high7.6
19617.5−0.9%
19627.4−1.1%
19637.3−1.4%
19647.2−1.6%
19657.1−1.9%
19666.9−1.5%
19676.8−2.8%
19686.5−3.1%
19696.4−2.8%
19706.2−2.9%
19716.0−2.8%
19725.8−2.8%
19735.7−3.0%
19745.4−4.0%
19755.2−3.8%
19765.0−3.6%
19774.8−4.0%
19784.6−4.1%
19794.5−3.7%
19804.3−3.8%
19814.1−3.6%
19824.0−3.3%
19833.9−1.7%
19843.8−3.2%
19853.7−3.6%
19863.6−2.3%
19873.5−2.1%
19883.5−0.8%
19893.5−0.7%
19903.4−1.8%
19913.3−1.8%
19923.3−1.9%
19933.2−1.9%
19943.2−2.0%
19953.1−2.0%
19963.0−2.0%
19972.9−3.9%
19982.8−3.0%
19992.8+0.4%
20002.9+0.8%
20012.8−1.5%
20022.8−2.2%
20032.7−2.2%
20042.6−2.3%
20052.6−2.5%
20062.5−2.6%
20072.5+0.1%
20082.5+1.4%
20092.6+1.1%
20102.6−0.7%
20112.5−1.1%
20122.5−1.2%
20132.5−0.9%
20142.5−0.9%
20152.4−0.9%
20162.4−0.8%
20172.4−0.5%
20182.40.0%
20192.4−1.3%
20202.3−1.6%
20212.3−1.5%
20222.3−1.2%
20232.2−1.1%
2024latest2.2−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    11M
    87 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $120B
    62 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $10,630
    66 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $946M
    80 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    0.8%
    125 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    49K km²
    131 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    224 /km²
    27 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    73.7 yr
    87 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    85%
    68 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    3.0 t
    77 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    73%
    56 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.2
    75 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    6.5%
    64 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    9.7%
    25 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. researchers per million
    20
    115 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    105
    135 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. high-tech exports %
    8%
    68 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  18. gini inequality
    39
    98 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  19. youth unemployment
    12%
    77 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. adult literacy
    94%
    42 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.51
    56 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    36
    89 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    25.6
    44 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.776
    74 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    18
    143 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    1K
    97 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data