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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Dominican Republic: Economy & Innovation

What does an economy do for the people inside it?

Dominican Republic is placed 67th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 24,543 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 53.55 (2025).

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Economy & Innovation

67th

of 176 countries placed

Country Index 2026, all topicsjoint 71st of 183 →

24,543GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
53.55Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
0.034Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
64.78Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Dominican Republic on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

Key 1 of 4
GDP per Capita (PPP)
World Bank Group
Why it is a key
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
24,543
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Dominican Republic: 24,543. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
World median
17,265
Best in Caribbean
48,273 Sint Maarten
Land neighbours
Haiti 2,678
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Why it is a key
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Dominican Republic’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
53.55
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Dominican Republic: 53.55. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
World median
35.95
Best in Caribbean
57.57 Saint Lucia
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
Why it is a key
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.034
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 80th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Dominican Republic: 0.034. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
World median
0.131
Best in Caribbean
0.056 Trinidad and Tobago
Land neighbours
Haiti -0.558
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
Why it is a key
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
64.78
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Dominican Republic: 64.78. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
World median
72.83
Best in Caribbean
74.59 Trinidad and Tobago

02Over time

Which way Dominican Republic is moving

Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.

GDP per Capita (PPP)

GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better

Dominican RepublicWorld median

Dominican Republic rose from 10,896 in 2000 to 24,543 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.

Every year’s figures

Year	Dominican Republic	World median
2025	24,543	17,265
2024	24,230	18,108
2023	23,282	17,686
2022	22,987	16,933
2021	22,053	16,260
2020	19,545	15,631
2019	21,451	16,761
2018	20,663	16,349
2017	19,502	16,129
2016	18,969	15,512
2015	17,973	14,857
2014	16,994	14,475
2013	16,055	14,681
2012	15,487	14,631
2011	15,258	13,916
2010	14,975	14,101
2009	13,992	13,655
2008	14,030	14,030
2007	13,755	13,755
2006	12,962	12,983
2005	12,023	12,023
2004	11,131	11,608
2003	11,001	11,183
2002	11,313	11,144
2001	10,991	10,907
2000	10,896	10,589

Economic Complexity Index

ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better

Dominican RepublicWorld median

Dominican Republic rose from -0.57 in 2000 to 0.034 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.

Every year’s figures

Year	Dominican Republic	World median
2024	0.034	0.1310
2023	-0.075	0.0710
2022	-0.077	0.0580
2021	0.009	0.0010
2020	-0.026	0.0470
2019	-0.156	0.0300
2018	0.011	-0.0150
2017	-0.050	0.0080
2016	-0.179	-0.0660
2015	-0.221	-0.0600
2014	-0.175	-0.0190
2013	-0.233	0.0140
2012	-0.196	0.0060
2011	-0.333	-0.0140
2010	-0.277	-0.0020
2009	-0.253	0.0990
2008	-0.327	0.0700
2007	-0.260	-0.0080
2006	-0.342	0.0740
2005	-0.370	0.0510
2004	-0.490	0.0505
2003	-0.457	0.0450
2002	-0.498	0.0100
2001	-0.406	0.0470
2000	-0.570	0.0160

Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
Dominican RepublicWorld median
Dominican Republic rose from 38.2 in 2011 to 64.78 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominican Republic World median
2024 65 73
2021 51 74
2017 56 59
2014 54 52
2011 38 37

Year	Dominican Republic	World median
2024	65	73
2021	51	74
2017	56	59
2014	54	52
2011	38	37

03In context

Dominican Republic beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.

Caribbean

1st176thNot placed · 48 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on economy & innovation

Dominican Republic and the countries it borders

Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

Country	Standing	GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)	Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)	Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)	Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Dominican Republic	67th	24,543	53.55	0.034	64.78
Haiti	=151st	2,678	—	-0.558	—

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Caribbean

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.

Placed either side on economy & innovation

The countries immediately above and below Dominican Republic in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Dominican Republic is ahead of the world, and behind

64 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median13

Statistics on which Dominican Republic does better than the middle country measured.

Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38921.588.389▲ Improved since 2011
Dominican Republic: 21.58 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 10th of 118 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2021 dataset
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23136.2106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Dominican Republic: 136.2 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 16th of 195 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08127.89106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Dominican Republic: 127.89 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 28th of 195 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3959.4652.39No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 59.46 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 41st of 169 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2026 dataset
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21131.9756.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Dominican Republic: 131.97 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 41st of 175 by UNCTAD.
Chart and every country The 2026 dataset
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27323,72314,273▲ Improved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 23,723 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 102 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89017,71412,890▲ Improved since 2012
Dominican Republic: 17,714 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 65th of 166 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.184-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 0.184 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 209 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80016,47812,800No real change since 2017
Dominican Republic: 16,478 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 71st of 173 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2021 dataset
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06111.38107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Dominican Republic: 111.38 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 80th of 194 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1943.7340.19▲ Improved since 2020
Dominican Republic: 43.73 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 84th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48657,57746,486▲ Improved since 2010
Dominican Republic: 57,577 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 67th of 150 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2020 dataset
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.526.0127.5No real change since 2010
Dominican Republic: 26.01 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Chart and every country The 2020 dataset

Behind the world median23

Statistics on which Dominican Republic does worse than the middle country measured.

ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.870.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 0.87 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 119 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.49.53910.4No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 9.539 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Chart and every country The 2026 dataset
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9445.3343.94▲ Improved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 45.33 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 52nd of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6745.6846.67▲ Improved since 2012
Dominican Republic: 45.68 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 109th of 195 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4110.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominican Republic: 0.411 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 100th of 170 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.5850.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominican Republic: 0.585 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1829.1426.18▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 29.14 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3336.733▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 36.7 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 28th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.62.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 2.6 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 88th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.19.8416.1▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 9.84 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6361,1731,636▲ Improved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 1,173 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 51st of 75 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7238.433.72▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 38.4 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 19th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3321.6951.332▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 1.695 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 19th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5222.5728.52No real change since 2022
Dominican Republic: 22.57 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 97th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.858.163.8No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 58.1 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 67th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.1173.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Dominican Republic: 2.117 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 186 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.126.227.12▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 6.22 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 44th of 60 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9322.0412.93▲ Improved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 22.04 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 28th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.429.25725.42▲ Improved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 9.257 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 170 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8163.9641.81No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 63.96 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 24th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2026 dataset
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4513.3741.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 3.374 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 14th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9520.04701.95No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 20.04 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 140th of 145 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4740.3577.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 0.357 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 114th of 118 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset

No better end28

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2355.6691.235Moved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 5.669 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242724Moved since 2016
Dominican Republic: 27 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Chart and every country The 2026 dataset
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9683.921.968Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 3.92 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6528.4224.65Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 28.42 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 52nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3064.473.306Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 4.47 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0467.8562.04Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 67.85 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 49th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9324.722.93Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 24.7 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 50th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23107.02103.23Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 107.02 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95826.28657.95No real change since 2014
Dominican Republic: 826.28 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.14-0.225Moved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 0.14 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0623.8222.06Moved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 23.82 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 64th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7082.0771.708Moved since 2011
Dominican Republic: 2.077 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 90th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2021 dataset
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60211.249.602No real change since 2015
Dominican Republic: 11.24 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2612.2611.26Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 12.26 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 61st of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7882,110,6081,827,788Moved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 2,110,608 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 48th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.663.973.66Moved since 2012
Dominican Republic: 3.97 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.4550.523Moved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 0.455 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5724.6036.572No real change since 2015
Dominican Republic: 4.603 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 92nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2408702,240Moved since 2022
Dominican Republic: 870 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
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Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1738.8367.17Moved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 38.83 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1970.306Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 0.197 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
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Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7333.67275.73Moved since 2016
Dominican Republic: 33.67 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
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Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3423.6436.34No real change since 2015
Dominican Republic: 23.64 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 98th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6851.4979.68Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 51.49 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 102nd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1711.2216.171Moved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 1.221 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2111.6716.21Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 11.67 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 101st of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8514.6921.85Moved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 14.69 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7227.8541.72No real change since 2015
Dominican Republic: 27.85 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 107th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset

No current reading for Dominican Republic

Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, New Business Density (last 2018) and Research and Development Spending. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Economy & Innovation among Dominican Republic’s 16 topics

Economy & Innovation is Dominican Republic’s 5th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile

06The top of the list

Who leads on economy & innovation

The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Dominican Republic can most readily be measured against.

All 176 countries

1
Austria
Western Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
Japan
Eastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Germany
Western Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

Highest in Americas
Canada18th4/4 keys
Highest in Caribbean
Saint Lucia34th2/4 keys
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Dominican Republic67th4/4 keys

Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Analysis

Charts and analysis about Dominican Republic and economy & innovation

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08Questions

Dominican Republic on economy & innovation: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Dominican Republic rank on economy & innovation?

Dominican Republic is placed 67th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Dominican Republic?

24,543 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.

What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Dominican Republic?

53.55 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.

How does Dominican Republic compare with Haiti on economy & innovation?

Haiti is placed joint 151st of 176, and Dominican Republic 67th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Haiti 2,678, Dominican Republic 24,543; Economic Complexity Index: Haiti -0.558, Dominican Republic 0.034.

How have Dominican Republic’s economy & innovation figures changed?

GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 10,896 in 2000 to 24,543 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -0.57 in 2000 to 0.034 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 38.2 in 2011 to 64.78 in 2024.

Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Dominican Republic?

No current reading is published for Dominican Republic on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, New Business Density and Research and Development Spending. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.

About economy & innovation, in full

How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The economy & innovation method, step by step How every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0

The other 64 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Dominican Republic’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Dominican Republic (banner) — Tamas Iklodi w:en:User:It419, CC BY-SA 3.0
Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0

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Nations Inquiry (2026). Dominican Republic: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/dominican-republic/economy

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