Dominican Republic External Debt 1960-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Dominican Republic external debt for 2022 was $48,242,931,252, a 9.93% increase from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic external debt for 2021 was $43,884,654,718, a 8.2% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic external debt for 2020 was $40,559,732,187, a 15.57% increase from 2019.
  • Dominican Republic external debt for 2019 was $35,095,621,459, a 10.14% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Dominican Republic $48
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Mauritius $17
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Bosnia $13
North Macedonia $12
Albania $10
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Gabon $8
Algeria $7
Turkmenistan $5
Suriname $4
Maldives $4
Fiji $3
Guyana $2
Botswana $2
Belize $1
St. Lucia $1
Grenada $1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $1
Samoa $0
Dominica $0
Tonga $0
Namibia $0
Libya $0
Malaysia $0
Cuba $0
Venezuela $0
Equatorial Guinea $0
Romania $0
Tuvalu $0
American Samoa $0
Marshall Islands $0
Nauru $0
Dominican Republic External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $48,242,931,252 9.93%
2021 $43,884,654,718 8.20%
2020 $40,559,732,187 15.57%
2019 $35,095,621,459 10.14%
2018 $31,864,082,652 8.18%
2017 $29,455,812,952 4.12%
2016 $28,291,425,525 5.85%
2015 $26,727,445,940 1.74%
2014 $26,269,413,480 9.65%
2013 $23,957,826,085 8.40%
2012 $22,101,544,978 46.39%
2011 $15,097,329,632 11.84%
2010 $13,498,619,112 13.88%
2009 $11,853,860,788 11.73%
2008 $10,609,348,066 -1.29%
2007 $10,747,913,579 16.57%
2006 $9,219,827,515 18.94%
2005 $7,751,825,568 -0.86%
2004 $7,818,993,971 7.45%
2003 $7,276,848,800 10.68%
2002 $6,574,924,041 26.14%
2001 $5,212,380,882 12.87%
2000 $4,617,977,128 -3.69%
1999 $4,794,696,439 7.17%
1998 $4,473,713,208 3.80%
1997 $4,309,979,739 -2.37%
1996 $4,414,764,302 -2.61%
1995 $4,532,953,462 3.82%
1994 $4,366,328,682 -11.92%
1993 $4,957,324,457 5.11%
1992 $4,716,244,896 2.54%
1991 $4,599,353,573 2.56%
1990 $4,484,666,420 7.81%
1989 $4,159,662,669 2.14%
1988 $4,072,680,855 1.50%
1987 $4,012,437,197 6.65%
1986 $3,762,208,699 5.28%
1985 $3,573,469,226 12.21%
1984 $3,184,573,376 6.06%
1983 $3,002,656,799 15.57%
1982 $2,598,219,688 9.54%
1981 $2,372,036,371 13.95%
1980 $2,081,568,255 23.71%
1979 $1,682,577,859 19.62%
1978 $1,406,647,193 18.28%
1977 $1,189,250,134 35.83%
1976 $875,533,548 19.97%
1975 $729,788,380 16.59%
1974 $625,955,086 21.21%
1973 $516,415,716 7.36%
1972 $480,997,700 9.33%
1971 $439,941,275 12.94%
1970 $389,548,000 inf%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%