Claims on central government, etc. in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Claims on central government, etc. was 26.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government, etc. in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 26.8% for claims on central government, etc. in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Dominican Republic peaked at 26.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 1993.
That places Dominican Republic 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government, etc. in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.6% | — |
| 1961 | 11.2% | +101.7% |
| 1962 | 7.6% | -32.6% |
| 1963 | 12.5% | +65.2% |
| 1964 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 15.8% | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 14.4% | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | -29.3% |
| 1968 | 10.5% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 12.3% | +41.5% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | -34.5% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -52.6% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -44.0% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -114.0% |
| 1992 | -1.6% | +635.0% |
| 1993 | -1.8% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -91.8% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | +210.3% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | -40.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -163.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +173.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +104.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +59.2% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | -122.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -121.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +400.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +1310.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +81.5% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +74.6% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 5.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 6.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 1.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -1.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | -0.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 15.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 22.7% | 26.8% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 331,594 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 640,346 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 58.35 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 10.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 10.79 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 10.79 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 936.73 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Dominican Republic?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Dominican Republic was 26.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 1993.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.