Travel services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Travel services was 78.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Dominican Republic, 1968–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 78.4% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Dominican Republic peaked at 81.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1968.
Dominican Republic ranks 18th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Travel services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 36.1% | — |
| 1969 | 40.6% | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 38.1% | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 43.2% | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 51.8% | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 53.0% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 57.3% | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 56.4% | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 62.9% | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 60.5% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 46.5% | -23.1% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 63.6% | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 71.1% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 73.9% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 77.2% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 73.1% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 75.8% | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 67.9% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 66.2% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 57.4% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 78.4% | +5.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 78.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.1%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 78.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.7%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.4% | 36.1% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.0% | 38.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.6% | 55.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 53.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 55.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 75.4% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 58.3% | 78.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 15 Jamaica 82.1% compare
- 16 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 80.8% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 80.8% compare
- 19 Cape Verde 78.3% compare
- 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 78.2% compare
- 21 Jordan 76.5% 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)
- 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 travel services in Dominican Republic?
- Travel services in Dominican Republic was 78.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1968.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for travel services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.