Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 2.1% a year in Dominican Republic and 4.3% a year in Guatemala, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 2.2 percentage points, or 2.02 times that in Dominican Republic.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- In 2025, Dominican Republic ranked 100 and Guatemala ranked 50 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Dominican Republic at 5% a year and Guatemala at 3.9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Dominican Republic | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 14 | 8 |
| 2020 | -7.9 | -1.8 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7.1 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 2.7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 9.2 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 9.4 | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | -1.3 | 2.6 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 6.7 | 4.6 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 7.4 | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 11.2 | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 1990 | -5.5 | 3.1 |
| 1989 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 1988 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 1987 | 10.1 | 3.6 |
| 1986 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 1983 | 4.6 | -2.5 |
| 1982 | 1.7 | -3.5 |
| 1981 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| 1980 | 8 | 3.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Dominican Republic | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2027 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 2028 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 2029 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2030 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2031 | 5 | 3.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023