Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Dominican Republic stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 60.9% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 134th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +49.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -62.1% |
| 2003 | -1.6% | -224.0% |
| 2004 | -0.6% | -63.1% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1449.2% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -41.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -95.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +1638.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -107.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | +85.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -940.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -52.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +93.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -77.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +261.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -46.9% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -228.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -521.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -85.0% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -151.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -485.9% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -60.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 44% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1638.1% | 0.2% | 3.6% |
| 2005 | +1449.2% | -0.6% | 8.0% |
| 2013 | +940.0% | -0.5% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | -1.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -2.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Dominican Republic?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Dominican Republic was 1.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 134th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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