Dominican Republic

Government debt in Dominican Republic

Government debt in Dominican Republic: 13.9% of GDP in 1997 and 59% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
59% of GDP
Since 1997
+45.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
61 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
50.4% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in Dominican RepublicGovernment debt in Dominican Republic: 13.9% of GDP in 1997 and 59% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 50.4% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 50.4% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 71.8% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 13.3% of GDP in 1998.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearDominican Republic
202559
202458.8
202360.5
202259.6
202162.8
202071.8
201953.5
201850.8
201749.5
201646.7
201544.8
201445
201346.8
201242.4
201139.1
201037.4
200936.8
200833.6
200732.9
200636
200538.3
200434.4
200348.2
200221.5
200120.4
200016.7
199916
199813.3
199713.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearDominican Republic
202657.2
202755.3
202854.3
202953.4
203052.3
203150.4

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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