Direct investment, Debt instruments in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Direct investment, Debt instruments was 1.12 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Dominican Republic, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.12 billion US dollar for direct investment, debt instruments in 2025.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, debt instruments in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.56 billion US dollar in 2007 and was at its lowest, 106.40 million US dollar, in 2002.
That places Dominican Republic 74th out of 149 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 106.40 million US dollar | — |
| 2003 | 155.11 million US dollar | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 180.20 million US dollar | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 528.70 million US dollar | +193.4% |
| 2006 | 972.79 million US dollar | +84.0% |
| 2007 | 1.56 billion US dollar | +60.2% |
| 2008 | 1.42 billion US dollar | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 946.90 million US dollar | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 743.40 million US dollar | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 664.20 million US dollar | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 942.70 million US dollar | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 552.10 million US dollar | -41.4% |
| 2014 | 728.90 million US dollar | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 751.30 million US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 867.10 million US dollar | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 894.30 million US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.10 billion US dollar | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 915.20 million US dollar | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 812.70 million US dollar | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 965.60 million US dollar | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 916.80 million US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.28 billion US dollar | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 1.23 billion US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 1.12 billion US dollar | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 733.13 million US dollar | 106.40 million US dollar | 1.56 billion US dollar | 8 |
| 2010s | 816.27 million US dollar | 552.10 million US dollar | 1.10 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 billion US dollar | 812.70 million US dollar | 1.28 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 71 Côte d'Ivoire 1.45 billion US dollar compare
- 72 Barbados 1.32 billion US dollar compare
- 73 North Macedonia 1.18 billion US dollar compare
- 75 Albania 889.91 million US dollar compare
- 76 Cameroon 864.64 million US dollar compare
- 77 Madagascar 837.94 million US dollar compare
More external debt data for Dominican Republic
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 14.83 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.3 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 1,071 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -390,000 NFL, current US$ (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0347 NFL, current US$ per person (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 401.61 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 14.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, debt instruments in Dominican Republic?
- Direct investment, debt instruments in Dominican Republic was 1.12 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 billion US dollar in 2007.
- What is the lowest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.40 million US dollar in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for direct investment, debt instruments?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.