Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 41.53 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Dominican Republic, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 41.53 for net debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 57.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.76, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 46th out of 90 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.76 | — |
| 2002 | 19.16 | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 46.59 | +143.2% |
| 2004 | 31.64 | -32.1% |
| 2005 | 32.21 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 29.93 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 26.03 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 27.97 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 29.88 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 30.23 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 31.91 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 36.38 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 39.13 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 37.65 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 37.31 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.58 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 40.78 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 41.69 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 43.29 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 57.71 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 49.05 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 46.64 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 47.24 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 47.74 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 48.45 | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 47.83 | -1.3% |
| 2027 | 46.31 | -3.2% |
| 2028 | 44.88 | -3.1% |
| 2029 | 43.29 | -3.6% |
| 2030 | 41.53 | -4.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 41.53 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.84, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 41.53 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.67, 77% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net debt, General government, Percent of 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 | +143.2% | 19.16 | 46.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8 | 15.76 | 46.59 | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.69 | 30.23 | 43.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.91 | 43.29 | 57.71 | 10 |
| 2030s | 41.53 | 41.53 | 41.53 | 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 net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Dominican Republic?
- Net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Dominican Republic was 41.53 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.71 in 2020.
- What is the lowest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.76 in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for net debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 90 countries with data for 2030.
- Is net debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October