Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0947 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Dominican Republic, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Dominican Republic is 0.0947 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 163.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0947 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 37th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +53.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 1992 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0947 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 13.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0947 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +54.3% | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +53.0% | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +49.5% | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +48.9% | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 34 Nigeria 0.1599 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Tanzania 0.1579 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1079 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Madagascar 0.0877 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Togo 0.0783 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Benin 0.0748 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -10.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Dominican Republic?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Dominican Republic was 0.0947 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0947 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.