Direct investment in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Direct investment was 1.12 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Direct investment in Dominican Republic, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.12 billion US dollar for direct investment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.56 billion US dollar in 2007 and was at its lowest, 106.40 million US dollar, in 2002.
Dominican Republic ranks 100th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Direct investment in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 106.40 million US dollar | — |
| 2003 | 155.11 million US dollar | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 180.20 million US dollar | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 528.70 million US dollar | +193.4% |
| 2006 | 972.79 million US dollar | +84.0% |
| 2007 | 1.56 billion US dollar | +60.2% |
| 2008 | 1.42 billion US dollar | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 946.90 million US dollar | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 743.40 million US dollar | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 664.20 million US dollar | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 942.70 million US dollar | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 552.10 million US dollar | -41.4% |
| 2014 | 728.90 million US dollar | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 751.30 million US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 867.10 million US dollar | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 894.30 million US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.10 billion US dollar | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 915.20 million US dollar | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 812.70 million US dollar | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 965.60 million US dollar | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 916.80 million US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.28 billion US dollar | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 1.23 billion US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 1.12 billion US dollar | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 733.13 million US dollar | 106.40 million US dollar | 1.56 billion US dollar | 8 |
| 2010s | 816.27 million US dollar | 552.10 million US dollar | 1.10 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 billion US dollar | 812.70 million US dollar | 1.28 billion US dollar | 6 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,379 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.2159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 10.89 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 120,470 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.601 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment in Dominican Republic?
- Direct investment in Dominican Republic was 1.12 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 billion US dollar in 2007.
- What is the lowest direct investment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.40 million US dollar in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for direct investment?
- Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 Direct investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.