Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 34.94 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Dominican Republic, 1950–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Dominican Republic stood at 34.94.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 60.69 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.24, in 1955.
That places Dominican Republic 133rd out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.24 | — |
| 1951 | 4.41 | -29.3% |
| 1953 | 4.78 | +8.3% |
| 1955 | 4.24 | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 25.7 | +506.5% |
| 1971 | 25.73 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 25.57 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 23.86 | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 22.77 | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 21.35 | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 21.9 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 21.12 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 23.45 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 23.76 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 25.42 | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 26.81 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 33.23 | +23.9% |
| 1983 | 41.09 | +23.7% |
| 1984 | 30.17 | -26.6% |
| 1985 | 60.69 | +101.1% |
| 1986 | 55.45 | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 55.8 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 59.99 | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 53.29 | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 57.71 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 51.91 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 43.74 | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 40.09 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 34.63 | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 31.43 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 28.21 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 25.44 | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 23.5 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 23.23 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 19.3 | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 21.57 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 23.81 | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 34.11 | +43.2% |
| 2004 | 22.5 | -34.0% |
| 2005 | 21.29 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 19.42 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 17.52 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 19.6 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 22.73 | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 23.75 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 25.75 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 30.46 | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 34.6 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 34.38 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.94 | +1.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 34.94 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.09, 73% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 34.94 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.57, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +506.5% | 4.24 | 25.7 |
| 1985 | +101.1% | 30.17 | 60.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.92 | 4.24 | 6.24 | 4 |
| 1970s | 23.52 | 21.12 | 25.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.2 | 25.42 | 60.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.99 | 23.23 | 57.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.19 | 17.52 | 34.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.65 | 23.75 | 34.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36.16 compare
- 131 Madagascar 35.53 compare
- 132 Latvia 34.94 compare
- 134 Philippines 34.79 compare
- 135 Namibia 34.64 compare
- 136 Uganda 34.39 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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Dominican Republic?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Dominican Republic was 34.94 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 60.69 in 1985.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 in 1955.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 133rd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. 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 Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.