Human Development Index groups in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human Development Index groups was 0.776 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index groups in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.776 for human development index groups in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index groups in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.778 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.589, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index groups in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.589 | — |
| 1991 | 0.594 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.604 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.611 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.617 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.624 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.631 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.639 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.645 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.652 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.658 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.663 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.668 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.67 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.673 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.683 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.691 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.698 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.704 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.707 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.715 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.721 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.727 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.731 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.737 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.747 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.766 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.773 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.771 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.767 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.762 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.778 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.776 | -0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.776 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.776 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6206 | 0.589 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6815 | 0.658 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7458 | 0.715 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7708 | 0.762 | 0.778 | 4 |
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 human development index groups in Dominican Republic?
- Human development index groups in Dominican Republic was 0.776 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index groups recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.778 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index groups recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.589 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human development index groups?
- Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index groups rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.