Real Effective Exchange Rate in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 87.84 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
87.84
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
89th
of 107 countries
All-time high
108.25
in 2001
All-time low
79.92
in 2003
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Dominican Republic, 2000–2018

02550751002000200920182000: 103.52001: 108.22002: 105.72003: 79.92004: 802005: 106.92006: 100.52007: 100.72008: 99.82009: 99.62010: 1002011: 96.42012: 96.32013: 93.52014: 91.62015: 94.22016: 93.82017: 90.92018: 87.8

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Dominican Republic stood at 87.84.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 108.25 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79.92, in 2003.

That places Dominican Republic 89th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.47 79.92 108.25 10
2010s 93.85 87.84 100 9

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 86 Uganda 90.05 compare
  2. 87 Gambia 89.11 compare
  3. 88 Zambia 88.44 compare
  4. 90 Sweden 84.01 compare
  5. 91 Chile 82.8 compare
  6. 92 Canada 82.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Dominican Republic?
Real effective exchange rate in Dominican Republic was 87.84 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 108.25 in 2001.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 79.92 in 2003.
How does Dominican Republic rank for real effective exchange rate?
Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.