International tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: International tourism, receipts was 37.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic stood at 37.7%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic peaked at 50.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2011.
Dominican Republic ranks 22nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 42.2% | — |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | -33.1% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 37.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 7.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 37.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 4.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -33.1% | 50.7% | 33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 42.2% | 48.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 42.8% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.0% | 37.8% | 9 |
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, receipts in Dominican Republic?
- International tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic was 37.7% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Dominican Republic ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.