Foreign assets in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Foreign assets was 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 26.2%
World rank
80th
of 150 countries
All-time high
25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
7.77 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Dominican Republic, 1995–2020

10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B1995200720201995: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$1996: 7.8B real chained 2019 US$1997: 8.6B real chained 2019 US$1998: 9.2B real chained 2019 US$1999: 11.6B real chained 2019 US$2000: 9.6B real chained 2019 US$2001: 10.6B real chained 2019 US$2002: 12.9B real chained 2019 US$2003: 13.1B real chained 2019 US$2004: 10.5B real chained 2019 US$2005: 14.4B real chained 2019 US$2006: 17.5B real chained 2019 US$2007: 19.6B real chained 2019 US$2008: 16.3B real chained 2019 US$2009: 15.8B real chained 2019 US$2010: 14.0B real chained 2019 US$2011: 13.4B real chained 2019 US$2012: 14.2B real chained 2019 US$2013: 14.9B real chained 2019 US$2014: 15.4B real chained 2019 US$2015: 14.9B real chained 2019 US$2016: 16.3B real chained 2019 US$2017: 16.3B real chained 2019 US$2018: 18.7B real chained 2019 US$2019: 20.6B real chained 2019 US$2020: 25.9B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets in Dominican Republic stood at 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Dominican Republic peaked at 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.77 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

Dominican Republic ranks 80th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign assets in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$) in Dominican Republic, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 8.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 7.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ -7.8%
1997 8.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ +10.3%
1998 9.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ +7.4%
1999 11.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ +26.0%
2000 9.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ -17.2%
2001 10.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ +10.4%
2002 12.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ +21.8%
2003 13.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ +1.2%
2004 10.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ -19.4%
2005 14.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ +36.4%
2006 17.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ +22.2%
2007 19.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ +12.0%
2008 16.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ -16.9%
2009 15.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ -3.5%
2010 14.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ -11.2%
2011 13.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ -4.1%
2012 14.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ +6.2%
2013 14.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ +4.5%
2014 15.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ +3.3%
2015 14.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ -3.2%
2016 16.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ +9.8%
2017 16.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ -0.0%
2018 18.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ +14.3%
2019 20.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ +10.2%
2020 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ +26.2%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.63 billion real chained 2019 US$, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.11 billion real chained 2019 US$, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ 11.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 14.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ 9.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ 19.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 15.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ 13.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ 20.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 77 Serbia 32.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 78 Cambodia 31.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 79 Guatemala 30.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 81 Jordan 24.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 82 Pakistan 24.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 83 Trinidad and Tobago 24.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

More reference data data for Dominican Republic

All data for Dominican Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Dominican Republic?
Foreign assets in Dominican Republic was 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 7.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Dominican Republic rank for foreign assets?
Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Foreign assets in Dominican Republic. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-assets-real-chained-2019-us/dominican-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-assets-real-chained-2019-us/dominican-republic/">Foreign assets in Dominican Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.