Liquid liabilities to GDP in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 28.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Dominican Republic, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominican Republic is 28.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 32.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1964.
Dominican Republic ranks 156th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.2% | — |
| 1961 | 19.3% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 17.0% | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 14.4% | -14.2% |
| 1965 | 22.0% | +53.4% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 15.6% | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 18.9% | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 19.2% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 21.9% | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 23.2% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 25.6% | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 29.0% | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 28.6% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 26.0% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | +41.7% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | -33.9% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.9% | 14.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 19.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 23.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 19.2% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 17.9% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.4% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.9% | 30.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 153 Ghana 29.6% compare
- 154 Kazakhstan 29.6% compare
- 155 Eswatini 29.1% compare
- 157 Central African Republic 28.7% compare
- 158 Argentina 28.5% compare
- 159 Mauritania 28.4% compare
More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0835 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 923.54 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 931.67 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 936.73 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominican Republic?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominican Republic was 28.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1964.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.