Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 29.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominican Republic, 1970–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominican Republic is 29.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominican Republic peaked at 29.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 1984.
Dominican Republic ranks 55th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.7% | — |
| 1971 | 9.1% | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | +114.5% |
| 1973 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 22.2% | +47.6% |
| 1976 | 18.5% | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | -53.5% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | -33.6% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -23.9% |
| 1984 | -2.4% | -144.1% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | -688.4% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +32.0% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 9.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | -2.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 12.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 18.8% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 17.8% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.0% | 29.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominican Republic?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominican Republic was 29.3% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 1984.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.