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Dominican Republic

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Santo Domingo306,813 observations
Population
11.52M
world rank #84 / 217
GDP
127.41B
world rank #65 / 186
GDP / capita
24,543.3
world rank #72 / 185
Life expectancy
73.9
world rank #116 / 217

Governance

581 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile42.5#105Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile52.8#97Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile76#65Rule of Law0-100 percentile53.8#107
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,470 indicators
GDPcurrent US$127.41B#65GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $24,543.3#72GDP growth%2.1%#132Inflation%3.9%#110
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$15.58B#85Merchandise importscurrent US$29.75B#72Exports of goods & services% GDP23.6%#98Imports of goods & services% GDP27.9%#107
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,287 indicators
Life expectancyyears73.9#116Infant mortalityper 1k births27.7#103Maternal mortalityper 100k124#64Health spending% GDP4.6%#133
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

4,514 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross76.4%#90Education spending% GDP3.8%#59Adult literacy%94%#15Primary enrollment% gross101.9%#48
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,308 indicators
Populationpeople11.52M#84Population growth%0.81%#114Urban population%72.5%#69Fertility ratebirths/woman2.2#91
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

279 indicators
Electricity access% pop99.5%#5Renewable energy share%14.8%#112Forest area% land45%#62Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,867.4#87
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

220 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop98.7%#9Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.8%#3Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,011.6#90Electricity from coal% of output30.6%#59
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

368 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area26.3%#50Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources30.4%#131Capture fisheries productiontonnes19,844.4#128
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

303 indicators
Agricultural land% land area55.4%#49Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,455.4#22Aquaculture productiontonnes4,200.1#106Food production index2014-16 = 100127.9#28
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

569 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people93.7#124Secure internet serversper 1M people180.9#154Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people10.1#77
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,878 indicators
Gini indexindex39#11Extreme poverty% pop0.8%#4Internet users% pop91%#49Homicide rateper 100k10.9#64
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

353 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.9#38Hazard & exposure0-105.7#50Vulnerability0-104.8#37
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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