Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 24.6% for multilateral debt service in 2024.
That represents a change of up 35.0% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Dominican Republic peaked at 64.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1979.
Dominican Republic ranks 92nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.6% | — |
| 1971 | 21.3% | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 28.7% | +35.1% |
| 1973 | 23.5% | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 24.6% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | -27.1% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -60.6% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +68.9% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +78.5% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | +53.9% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | +39.8% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 64.6% | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | -44.3% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | -32.1% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | +51.3% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -40.5% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -75.8% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +114.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -56.2% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +64.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +35.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 24.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 24.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.0%, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 4.4% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 7.0% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 26.3% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 17.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 8.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 10.0% | 24.6% | 5 |
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 multilateral debt service in Dominican Republic?
- Multilateral debt service in Dominican Republic was 24.6% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1979.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for multilateral debt service?
- Dominican Republic ranks 92nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.