Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 51.98 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Dominican Republic, 1998–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Dominican Republic stood at 51.98.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 71.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.25, in 1998.
Dominican Republic ranks 97th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.25 | — |
| 1999 | 15.98 | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 16.71 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 20.35 | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 21.49 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 48.15 | +124.1% |
| 2004 | 34.35 | -28.7% |
| 2005 | 38.32 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 36.02 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 32.91 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 33.63 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 36.76 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 37.35 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 39.11 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 42.4 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 46.81 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 45.02 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 44.81 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.68 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 49.48 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 50.8 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 53.46 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 71.81 | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 62.82 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 59.58 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 60.51 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.79 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 59.96 | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 58.92 | -1.7% |
| 2027 | 57.25 | -2.8% |
| 2028 | 55.65 | -2.8% |
| 2029 | 53.9 | -3.1% |
| 2030 | 51.98 | -3.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 51.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.49, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 51.98 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.33, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +124.1% | 21.49 | 48.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.61 | 13.25 | 15.98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.87 | 16.71 | 48.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.59 | 37.35 | 53.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.92 | 53.9 | 71.81 | 10 |
| 2030s | 51.98 | 51.98 | 51.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More external debt data for Dominican Republic
- Net financial flows, IBRD 424.00 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -8.09 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2022)
- Use of IMF credit 912.63 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 44.93 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 52.78 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Dominican Republic?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Dominican Republic was 51.98 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 71.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October