Dominican Republic — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Dominican Republic, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Dominican Republic was 2.12% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 18.23% in 1970. The lowest was -12.48% in 1965 (about -5.9× the latest value).
Dominican Republic ranks 143 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Dominican Republic sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 70%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 28 of 40 economies; Suriname (1.79%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4460% in 1969. That is 54% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 98th of 107 in 1961 → 7th of 119 in 1970 → 29th of 152 in 1980 → 165th of 176 in 1990 → 81st of 199 in 2000 → 26th of 209 in 2010 → 152nd of 209 in 2020 → 132nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.12% | -2.8 pp |
| 2024 | 4.95% | +2.8 pp |
| 2023 | 2.19% | -3.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.24% | -8.8 pp |
| 2021 | 14.01% | +21.9 pp |
| 2020 | -7.93% | -12.8 pp |
| 2019 | 4.89% | -2.2 pp |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +3.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.93% | -2.8 pp |
| 2016 | 6.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 6.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 7.11% | +2.2 pp |
| 2013 | 4.93% | +2.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 3.19% | -5.2 pp |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +7.4 pp |
| 2009 | 1% | -2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 3.27% | -4.2 pp |
| 2007 | 7.42% | -1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 9.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 9.43% | +6.8 pp |
| 2004 | 2.59% | +3.9 pp |
| 2003 | -1.35% | -5.8 pp |
| 2002 | 4.49% | +2.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.47% | -2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.65% | -1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 5.96% | -0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 6.71% | -2.2 pp |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 5.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +3.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.59% | -4.8 pp |
| 1993 | 7.37% | -3.9 pp |
| 1992 | 11.24% | +10.3 pp |
| 1991 | 0.94% | +6.4 pp |
| 1990 | -5.45% | -9.9 pp |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +2.2 pp |
| 1988 | 2.16% | -8.0 pp |
| 1987 | 10.12% | +6.6 pp |
| 1986 | 3.52% | +5.6 pp |
| 1985 | -2.12% | -3.4 pp |
| 1984 | 1.25% | -3.4 pp |
| 1983 | 4.63% | +2.9 pp |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -2.6 pp |
| 1981 | 4.28% | -3.7 pp |
| 1980 | 7.97% | +3.4 pp |
| 1979 | 4.53% | +2.4 pp |
| 1978 | 2.14% | -2.8 pp |
| 1977 | 4.98% | -1.7 pp |
| 1976 | 6.73% | +1.5 pp |
| 1975 | 5.19% | -0.8 pp |
| 1974 | 6% | -6.9 pp |
| 1973 | 12.9% | +2.5 pp |
| 1972 | 10.39% | -0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 10.87% | -7.4 pp |
| 1970 | 18.23% | +7.3 pp |
| 1969 | 10.89% | +10.7 pp |
| 1968 | 0.24% | -3.1 pp |
| 1967 | 3.33% | -10.1 pp |
| 1966 | 13.46% | +25.9 pp |
| 1965 | -12.48% | -19.2 pp |
| 1964 | 6.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 6.5% | -10.5 pp |
| 1962 | 17.05% | +19.4 pp |
| 1961 | -2.31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Dominican Republic’s GDP growth in 1962?
17.05% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Dominican Republic’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +191.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.12%; 2024: 4.95%; 2023: 2.19%; 2022: 5.24%; 2021: 14.01%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.