Gross domestic savings in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross domestic savings was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings in Dominican Republic stood at 20.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1965.
That places Dominican Republic 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.6% | — |
| 1961 | 12.9% | -22.3% |
| 1962 | 9.4% | -26.9% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 8.1% | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | -57.6% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | +43.1% |
| 1967 | 6.6% | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 8.5% | +57.8% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 16.3% | +100.2% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | -20.9% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | +51.2% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | -27.0% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 15.6% | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -30.1% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +40.4% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | -22.4% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +32.3% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +26.2% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +31.5% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 13.7% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 20.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 20.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.3%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +100.2% | 8.2% | 16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 3.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 8.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 9.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 11.9% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 14.9% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 17.7% | 21.4% | 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 gross domestic savings in Dominican Republic?
- Gross domestic savings in Dominican Republic was 20.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1965.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross domestic savings?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.