Dominican Republic: Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Dominican Republic's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$32,000 on 2023 (from −US$6.32 million to −US$6.29 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$96,300 and a typical year strayed about US$4.4 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$19.47 million in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was US$21.53 million in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.51 million a year. A straight line explains 92% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about −US$1.47 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$1.84 million, against US$2.8 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Dominican Republic had the 63rd highest value of the 85 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 2024 ranking

• Azerbaijan — 60th of 85: −US$3.87 million
• Cabo Verde — 61st of 85: −US$4.02 million
• Samoa — 62nd of 85: −US$5.78 million
• Mozambique — 64th of 85: −US$6.35 million
• Sudan — 65th of 85: −US$6.68 million
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 66th of 85: −US$6.69 million

What this measures

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 55 values

Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — −US$3.33 million (2024)
• Bolivia — −US$19.99 million (2024)
• Brazil — −US$1.23 million (2020)
• Colombia — −US$1.59 million (2024)
• Ecuador — −US$13 million (2024)
• El Salvador — −US$9.83 million (2024)
• Guatemala — −US$7.57 million (2024)
• Guyana — −US$11.32 million (2024)
• Honduras — −US$20.41 million (2024)

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$10.52 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 580.52 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.67% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominican Republic's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$)?

−US$6.29 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 175.9% from US$8.29 million in 1970. The highest value was US$50.43 million in 1980 and the lowest −US$22.23 million in 2008.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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