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Dominican Republic · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Dominican Republic

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Santo Domingo Upper middle income Nation age 182 years (since 1844) i DOM · DO
NationsTree Index 2025 i47.498th of 196 Tree height 2025 i11 msee ranking Military strength i38percentile
Population i11.5 m84th of 217 Area i146,839 km²95th of 216 GDP i$127.41 bn66th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$330.88 bn intl.63rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$28,721 intl.82nd of 199 Life expectancy i73.9 years116th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i45
Strength · trunk i48
Quality of life · crown i45
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i52
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i50
CSV

In short

Dominican Republic is 98th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 47.4 out of 100; its tree is 11 m tall.

It has 11.5 million people and an economy of $330.88 bn at purchasing power parity, 63rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Internet users (51st of 186), Political stability (70th of 207) and Air pollution (PM2.5) (69th of 200).

Its weakest positions: Hospital beds (126th of 145), Homicide rate (116th of 145) and Secondary enrolment (133rd of 173).

Over five years it fell from 83rd to 98th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 146,839 95th/216
Land area ikm² 48,198 128th/216
Population ipeople 11.5 m 84th/217
Population growth i% 0.81% 114th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 237.1 59th/216
Urban population i% 72.5% 80th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 26.2% 89th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 8.2% 117th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $127.41 bn 66th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $330.88 bn 63rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $282.75 bn 63rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $11,059 99th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $28,721 82nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $10,620 91st/201
GDP growth i% 2.1% 143rd/210
Inflation i% 3.9% 117th/180
Unemployment i% 5.1% 92nd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 16.4%1999
General government gross debt i% of GDP 59.0% 109th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.6% 121st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 4.6% 109th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 28.4% 61st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 12.3% 75th/192
Services i% of GDP 60.1% 83rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $30.12 bn 83rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $35.49 bn 75th/182
Exports i% of GDP 23.6% 128th/183
Imports i% of GDP 27.9% 144th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 51.5% 140th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6% 127th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 54.0% 66th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 24.7% 58th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.5% 96th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 7.7% 82nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.2% 95th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.9% 55th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 2.1% 94th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 2.04% 36th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.03% 135th/209
Arable land i% of land area 21.7% 50th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,092 105th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.7 m 54th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $7.56 bn 24th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 37.7% 21st/168
Outbound trips idepartures 210,000 93rd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.9 116th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 30.6 140th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.43 74th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.8 126th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 87% 121st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 61.6% 99th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 76.4% 133rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 51.1% 30th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 12.5% 112th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.6% 134th/193
Adult literacy i% 94.0% 43rd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 57.7% 64th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.776 89th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.0 80th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.8% 43rd/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 99.5% 131st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 45.3% 115th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 43.0% 95th/144
Internet users i% of population 91.0% 51st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 94 153rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 11.2 115th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.70 71st/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 996,238 99th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.99 111th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 14.8% 124th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 13.5 69th/200
Forest area i% of land area 46.7% 65th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 954 92nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 53.2 104th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 48.2 91st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 56.6 105th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 76.2 70th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 58.7 80th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 64.0 83rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 10.9 116th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.04 bn 82nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.8% 130th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.1% 105th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 71,000 59th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.48% 42nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 13.0 m 102nd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 0 65th/65

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 11 101st/137
Scientific articles iarticles 105 139th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Dominican Republic — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/dominican-republic. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Dominican Republic — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/dominican-republic. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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