Domestic credit to private sector in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Domestic credit to private sector was 32.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Dominican Republic, 2004–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector in Dominican Republic stood at 32.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Dominican Republic peaked at 32.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2006.
Dominican Republic ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.6% | — |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | +2.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 32.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.9%, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 32.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.9%, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.7% | 23.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 22.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.8% | 32.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Dominican Republic?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Dominican Republic was 32.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2006.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Dominican Republic ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.