Dominican Republic — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Dominican Republic, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Dominican Republic was 3.87% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 51.46% in 2004. The lowest was -3.90% in 1961 (about -1.0× the latest value).
Dominican Republic ranks 67 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Dominican Republic sits above it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 92% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 363%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 12 of 33 economies; Mexico (3.81%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2559% in 1969. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 62nd of 63 in 1960 → 51st of 92 in 1970 → 43rd of 106 in 1980 → 11th of 131 in 1990 → 41st of 163 in 2000 → 44th of 186 in 2010 → 47th of 178 in 2020 → 58th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.87% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -1.5 pp |
| 2023 | 4.79% | -4.0 pp |
| 2022 | 8.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 8.24% | +4.5 pp |
| 2020 | 3.78% | +2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.81% | -1.8 pp |
| 2018 | 3.56% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.28% | +1.7 pp |
| 2016 | 1.61% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 0.84% | -2.2 pp |
| 2014 | 3% | -1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 4.83% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.69% | -2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 6.33% | +4.9 pp |
| 2009 | 1.44% | -9.2 pp |
| 2008 | 10.64% | +4.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.14% | -1.4 pp |
| 2006 | 7.57% | +3.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.19% | -47.3 pp |
| 2004 | 51.46% | +24.0 pp |
| 2003 | 27.45% | +22.2 pp |
| 2002 | 5.22% | -3.7 pp |
| 2001 | 8.88% | +1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 7.72% | +1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 6.47% | +1.6 pp |
| 1998 | 4.83% | -3.5 pp |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -7.1 pp |
| 1995 | 12.54% | +4.3 pp |
| 1994 | 8.26% | +3.0 pp |
| 1993 | 5.25% | +1.0 pp |
| 1992 | 4.26% | -42.8 pp |
| 1991 | 47.08% | -3.4 pp |
| 1990 | 50.46% | +9.8 pp |
| 1989 | 40.66% | -3.2 pp |
| 1988 | 43.86% | +30.3 pp |
| 1987 | 13.55% | +5.9 pp |
| 1986 | 7.64% | -37.7 pp |
| 1985 | 45.34% | +25.2 pp |
| 1984 | 20.15% | +14.5 pp |
| 1983 | 5.63% | -2.0 pp |
| 1982 | 7.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 7.51% | -9.2 pp |
| 1980 | 16.75% | +7.6 pp |
| 1979 | 9.17% | +5.7 pp |
| 1978 | 3.48% | -9.4 pp |
| 1977 | 12.85% | +5.1 pp |
| 1976 | 7.77% | -6.7 pp |
| 1975 | 14.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 1974 | 13.14% | -1.9 pp |
| 1973 | 15.08% | +6.4 pp |
| 1972 | 8.64% | +5.1 pp |
| 1971 | 3.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 3.82% | +2.9 pp |
| 1969 | 0.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 1968 | 0.04% | -1.2 pp |
| 1967 | 1.24% | +1.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.26% | +2.2 pp |
| 1965 | -1.89% | -4.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.11% | -6.5 pp |
| 1963 | 8.58% | -0.6 pp |
| 1962 | 9.16% | +13.1 pp |
| 1961 | -3.9% | -0.3 pp |
| 1960 | -3.56% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Dominican Republic’s Inflation in 1961?
-3.9% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +208.7% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 3.87%; 2024: 3.3%; 2023: 4.79%; 2022: 8.81%; 2021: 8.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.