Travel services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Travel services was 80.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Dominican Republic, 1968–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Dominican Republic stood at 80.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Dominican Republic peaked at 84.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Travel services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 44.8% | — |
| 1969 | 48.4% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 43.2% | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 48.1% | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 56.2% | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 60.5% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 53.8% | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 59.4% | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 64.3% | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 61.4% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | -23.0% |
| 1980 | 56.6% | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 72.4% | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 71.0% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 74.5% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 77.8% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 73.7% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 67.4% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 76.3% | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 68.5% | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 63.6% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 62.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 56.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.6% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 80.2% | +5.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 80.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.7%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 80.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.9%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.6% | 44.8% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 55.1% | 43.2% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 56.6% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 54.6% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 56.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 80.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 62.6% | 80.2% | 6 |
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 travel services in Dominican Republic?
- Travel services in Dominican Republic was 80.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for travel services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.