Dominican Republic's current account balance (current US$, BoP) was −US$1.75 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 36.55% from −US$1.28 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$1.75 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$1.33 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.28 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.04 billion | 2004 |
| Lowest | −US$6.55 billion | 2022 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$2.39 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$75.2 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Dominican Republic's current account balance (current US$, BoP) rose US$1.96 billion on 2024 (from −US$3.71 billion to −US$1.75 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$114.08 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.28 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2.22 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3.86 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$402.02 million a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Dominican Republic had the 92nd highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Dominican Republic in the 2025 ranking
- Tunisia — 89th of 136: −US$1.33 billion
- Iceland — 90th of 136: −US$1.5 billion
- Zambia — 91st of 136: −US$1.58 billion
- South Africa — 93rd of 136: −US$1.81 billion
- Montenegro — 94th of 136: −US$1.88 billion
- Cambodia — 95th of 136: −US$1.91 billion
What this measures
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Limitations: Discrepancies may arise in the balance of payments because there is no single source for balance of payments data and therefore no way to ensure that the data are fully consistent. Sources include customs data, monetary accounts of the banking system, external debt records, information provided by enterprises, surveys to estimate service transactions, and foreign exchange records. Differences in collection methods - such as in timing, definitions of residence and ownership, and the exchange rate used to value transactions - contribute to net errors and omissions. In addition, smuggling and other illegal or quasi-legal transactions may be unrecorded or misrecorded.
All 58 values
| Year | Current account balance (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1,748,300,000 |
| 2024 | -3,705,500,000 |
| 2023 | -4,418,400,000 |
| 2022 | -6,548,900,000 |
| 2021 | -2,685,300,000 |
| 2020 | -1,329,200,000 |
| 2019 | -1,187,900,000 |
| 2018 | -1,321,500,000 |
| 2017 | -133,100,000 |
| 2016 | -814,700,000 |
Current account balance (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — −US$281.35 million (2025)
- Argentina — −US$7.79 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$194.5 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — −US$1.05 billion (2024)
- Barbados — −US$296.4 million (2017)
- Belize — −US$92.27 million (2025)
- Bolivia — −US$458.62 million (2025)
- Brazil — −US$66.72 billion (2025)
- Chile — −US$4.35 billion (2025)
- Colombia — −US$11.02 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Dominican Republic
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$14.78 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$14.7 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.86 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 921.3 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$10.52 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 580.52 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.67% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Dominican Republic's current account balance (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$1.75 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1968?
- It is down 2,225% from −US$75.2 million in 1968. The highest value was US$1.04 billion in 2004 and the lowest −US$6.55 billion in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank?
- 92nd highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in current account balance (current US$, BoP) unusual for Dominican Republic?
- In 2025, Dominican Republic's current account balance (current US$, BoP) rose US$1.96 billion on 2024 (from −US$3.71 billion to −US$1.75 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$114.08 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.28 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.CAB.XOKA.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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