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% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 210,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 million, 17% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 210,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 703,000, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of departures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +113.1% | 168,000 | 358,000 |
| 2020 | -60.5% | 532,000 | 210,000 |
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 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, 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.