Dominican Republic recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 48.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Dominican Republic averaged 32.73 percent of GDP from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 83.60 percent of GDP in 1990 and a record low of 13.10 percent of GDP in 1975. source: Dirección General de Crédito Público, Ministerio de Hacienda

Government Debt to GDP in Dominican Republic is expected to reach 49.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Dominican Republic Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 49.90 percent of GDP in 2027 and 51.50 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 43.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 115491.70 114355.20 DOP Million Feb 2026
Government Budget -3.59 -3.09 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -20192.40 5294.80 DOP Million Feb 2026
Government Debt 61549.90 60361.90 USD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 48.10 46.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 95299.30 119650.00 DOP Million Feb 2026
Government Spending 299862.75 215550.27 DOP Million Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 1037.30 1012.10 USD Million Dec 2025


Dominican Republic Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
48.10 46.30 83.60 13.10 1970 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly
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