International tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: International tourism, number of departures was 210,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic stood at 210,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.5% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic peaked at 532,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 168,000, in 1995.
That places Dominican Republic 96th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 168,000 | — |
| 1996 | 358,000 | +113.1% |
| 1997 | 355,000 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 354,000 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 363,000 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 360,000 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 331,000 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 332,000 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 321,000 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 368,000 | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 419,000 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 420,000 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 443,000 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 413,000 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 415,000 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 401,000 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 408,000 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 418,000 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 392,000 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 427,000 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 478,000 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 500,000 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 522,000 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 514,000 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 532,000 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 210,000 | -60.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 319,600 | 168,000 | 363,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 382,200 | 321,000 | 443,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 459,200 | 392,000 | 532,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,000 | 210,000 | 210,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic?
- International tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic was 210,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 532,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,000 in 1995.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.