Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Industry (including construction), value added was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic, 1967–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.2% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.8% on the previous year and down 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -6.6%, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 10.0% | — |
| 1968 | -4.2% | -141.8% |
| 1969 | 15.2% | -462.8% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -39.5% |
| 1971 | 17.8% | +93.5% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -75.0% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +55.8% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -22.5% |
| 1978 | -2.4% | -141.1% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | -428.3% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -45.5% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -22.9% |
| 1982 | -4.4% | -233.0% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | -306.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -89.9% |
| 1985 | -6.3% | -779.5% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | -216.8% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | +158.7% |
| 1988 | -0.6% | -103.3% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | -970.8% |
| 1990 | -6.1% | -211.3% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | -182.8% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +127.7% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -43.0% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +49.5% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -72.7% |
| 2001 | -1.2% | -143.8% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -559.7% |
| 2003 | -2.8% | -148.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -221.4% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +135.6% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -57.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -75.2% |
| 2009 | -5.5% | -641.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -256.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -87.2% |
| 2012 | -1.4% | -229.3% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -721.7% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -53.2% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +137.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | -6.6% | -203.0% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -370.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -89.3% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -127.6% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -673.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -92.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | -4.2% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | -2.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | -6.3% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | -6.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -5.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | -1.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -6.6% | 17.8% | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 284,670 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9312 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 10,298 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 57.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 638,350 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic was 0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.6% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Dominican Republic ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.