Gross fixed capital formation in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross fixed capital formation was 24.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Dominican Republic stood at 24.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Dominican Republic peaked at 30.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 60th out of 181 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 fixed capital formation in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3% | — |
| 1961 | 8.4% | -25.3% |
| 1962 | 11.1% | +31.8% |
| 1963 | 14.1% | +27.7% |
| 1964 | 16.7% | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 10.0% | -39.9% |
| 1966 | 14.4% | +43.0% |
| 1967 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 15.8% | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 16.6% | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 21.5% | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 21.2% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 22.0% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 20.5% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 21.8% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 24.3% | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 23.4% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 21.9% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 22.6% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 25.5% | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -36.9% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 8.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 16.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 17.1% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 14.5% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 20.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 24.8% | 30.0% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,359 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5536 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 11,525 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 64.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 714,417 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.6126 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Dominican Republic?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Dominican Republic was 24.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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.