International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 214.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Dominican Republic, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Dominican Republic stood at 214.00 million current US$.
The figure is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Dominican Republic peaked at 624.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 173.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Dominican Republic 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 173.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 198.00 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 221.00 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 254.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 264.00 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 309.00 million current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 291.00 million current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 295.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 272.00 million current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 310.00 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 352.00 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 333.00 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 326.00 million current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 327.00 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 359.00 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 395.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 396.00 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 399.00 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 382.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 407.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 463.00 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 503.00 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 530.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 549.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 624.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 214.00 million current US$ | -65.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 214.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 214.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142.00 million current US$, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.7% | 624.00 million current US$ | 214.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222.00 million current US$ | 173.00 million current US$ | 264.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 317.40 million current US$ | 272.00 million current US$ | 359.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 464.80 million current US$ | 382.00 million current US$ | 624.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 214.00 million current US$ | 214.00 million current US$ | 214.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 104 Gabon 232.00 million current US$ compare
- 105 Haiti 217.00 million current US$ compare
- 107 Cote d'Ivoire 205.00 million current US$ compare
- 107 Mauritius 205.00 million current US$ compare
- 109 Democratic Republic of Congo 204.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Dominican Republic?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Dominican Republic was 214.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 624.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Dominican Republic ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.