Dominican Republic

Official Name: The Dominican Republic
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Republica Dominicana
ISO Country Codes: DO : DOM
Internet Domain: .do
Government Web Site: https://presidencia.gob.do/en
Capital: Santo Domingo Main Airports: Las Américas International Airport
Language(s): Spanish Population: 10,694,700
Currency: Dominican Republic Peso ISO Currency Code: DOP
Telephone Dial In: +1 809, 829, 849 ID Prefix: 011




Dominican Republic

GDP: $207.082 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $18,600 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate: Dominican Republic Peso
Currency Code: DOP
World Bank Classification: Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 5.1% cocoa, tobacco, sugarcane, coffee, cotton, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs
Industry: 32.8% tourism, sugar processing, gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco, electrical components, medical devices
Services: 62.2%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa de Valores de La República Dominicana ;

National Statistics Office:

National Dataset(s):

Dominican Republic


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s): Spanish
Customs & Excise: Dirección General de Aduanas
Development Bank(s): Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 78/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 123/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A Enabling Trade Index: 78/136 (2016)
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Export Credit & Insurance More

Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ;



Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:

Dominican Republic

British Chambers of Commerce Overseas
The British Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic
BRITCHAM is a nonprofit association, founded on 11th of November 1987. It currently has over 150 members among which are major producers of domestic goods and services, as well as representatives and importers of British products.

Joint-Venture Chambers of Commerce No resources available