Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Industry (including construction), value added was 28.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic is 28.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic peaked at 33.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1985.
That places Dominican Republic 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 21.1% | — |
| 1966 | 24.1% | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 26.3% | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 24.8% | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 25.2% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 26.0% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 26.6% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 28.9% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 26.7% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 25.6% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | -28.5% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | +22.9% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 33.6% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.4% | 21.1% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 25.2% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 17.4% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 27.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.4% | 30.9% | 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 162,056 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.195 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,157 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Dominican Republic was 28.4% 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 33.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1985.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). 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 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.