Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 8.18 million trips in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8.18 million trips for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.18 million trips in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million trips, in 1995.
That places Dominican Republic 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.67 million trips | — |
| 1996 | 1.83 million trips | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 2.08 million trips | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 2.26 million trips | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 2.54 million trips | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 2.85 million trips | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 2.78 million trips | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.71 million trips | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.19 million trips | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 3.36 million trips | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.56 million trips | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.82 million trips | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 3.82 million trips | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.84 million trips | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.85 million trips | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.96 million trips | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.15 million trips | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.41 million trips | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.54 million trips | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.01 million trips | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 5.48 million trips | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 5.84 million trips | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.08 million trips | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.43 million trips | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 6.32 million trips | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million trips | -63.2% |
| 2021 | 4.88 million trips | +109.9% |
| 2022 | 6.91 million trips | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 7.73 million trips | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 8.18 million trips | +5.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.18 million trips is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 million trips, 6.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.18 million trips is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 667,148 trips, 12.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +109.9% | 2.33 million trips | 4.88 million trips |
| 2020 | -63.2% | 6.32 million trips | 2.33 million trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.08 million trips | 1.67 million trips | 2.54 million trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.38 million trips | 2.71 million trips | 3.85 million trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 million trips | 3.96 million trips | 6.43 million trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 million trips | 2.33 million trips | 8.18 million trips | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Dominican Republic?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Dominican Republic was 8.18 million trips in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 million trips in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million trips in 1995.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.