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Government debt in Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic's government debt is 59.00 % — #67 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

59.00%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.6 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Dominican Republic over time

71.80 %42.50 %13.20 %71.80 % · 202013.20 % · 19981997: 13.80 %1998: 13.20 %1999: 16.00 %2000: 16.70 %2001: 20.40 %2002: 21.50 %2003: 48.20 %2004: 34.30 %2005: 38.30 %2006: 36.00 %2007: 32.90 %2008: 33.60 %2009: 36.80 %2010: 37.40 %2011: 39.10 %2012: 42.40 %2013: 46.80 %2014: 45.00 %2015: 44.80 %2016: 46.70 %2017: 49.50 %2018: 50.80 %2019: 53.50 %2020: 71.80 %2021: 62.80 %2022: 59.60 %2023: 60.50 %2024: 58.80 %2025: 59.00 %19972011202559.00 %
29 official observations, 1997 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#67 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
46 %
58 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.20 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
12.80 pp
peak 71.80 % in 2020
Full series
▲ 45.20 pp
since 1997

In Americas: #11 of 26vs median 54.70 %: +4.30 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Dominican Republic: ahead of 46 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtDominican Republic 59.00 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Dominican Republic is ahead of 46 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Dominican Republic
65 Croatia56.30 %−2.70 pp
66 Panama56.60 %−2.40 pp
67 Dominican Republic59.00 %—
68 Philippines59.10 %+0.10 pp
69 Poland59.70 %+0.70 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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