Dominican Republic's PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) was −US$424.04 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 154.34% from −US$166.72 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$424.04 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$573.58 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$166.72 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$646.33 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | −US$1.05 billion | 2020 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$110.32 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Dominican Republic's PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) fell US$1.07 billion on 2023 (from US$646.33 million to −US$424.04 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was +US$10.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$294.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$903.8 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.07 billion in 2024. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Dominican Republic had the 60th highest value of the 79 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | −US$424.04 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | −US$54.9 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Dominican Republic in the 2024 ranking
- Indonesia — 57th of 79: −US$191.53 million
- Tunisia — 58th of 79: −US$342.63 million
- South Africa — 59th of 79: −US$393.32 million
- Sri Lanka — 61st of 79: −US$432.14 million
- Senegal — 62nd of 79: −US$470.19 million
- Montenegro — 63rd of 79: −US$485.22 million
What this measures
Nonguaranteed long-term commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 49 values
| Year | PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -424,038,000 |
| 2023 | 646,333,000 |
| 2022 | 526,952,000 |
| 2021 | -376,847,000 |
| 2020 | -1,053,609,000 |
| 2019 | -573,578,000 |
| 2018 | 298,872,000 |
| 2017 | 120,937,000 |
| 2016 | -118,458,000 |
| 2015 | -149,716,000 |
PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Dominican Republic
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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 PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$424.04 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 21,302% from US$2 million in 1970. The highest value was US$646.33 million in 2023 and the lowest −US$1.05 billion in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank?
- 60th highest of 79 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Dominican Republic?
- In 2024, Dominican Republic's PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) fell US$1.07 billion on 2023 (from US$646.33 million to −US$424.04 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was +US$10.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$294.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PNGC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, 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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