Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent was 1.29 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Dominican Republic, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.29 for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.39 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.75 | — |
| 1961 | 6.1 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 5.35 | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 5.21 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 5.09 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 5.94 | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 5.55 | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 5.64 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 5.87 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.8 | -35.2% |
| 1970 | 2.67 | -29.6% |
| 1971 | 3.88 | +45.1% |
| 1972 | 8.05 | +107.5% |
| 1973 | 6.36 | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 8.12 | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 9.39 | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 4.88 | -48.1% |
| 1977 | 5.44 | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 4.17 | -23.3% |
| 1979 | 2.97 | -28.8% |
| 1980 | 3.56 | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 2.84 | -20.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1 | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 2.22 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 2.1 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 3.1 | +47.7% |
| 1986 | 2.19 | -29.5% |
| 1987 | 4.41 | +101.6% |
| 1988 | 4.86 | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 5.52 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 3.98 | -27.8% |
| 1991 | 4.12 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 4.55 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 5.2 | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 5.44 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 5.21 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 4.64 | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 4.29 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 5 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 3.75 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 5.31 | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 5.95 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 5.86 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4 | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 3.52 | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.86 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 3.74 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.96 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.99 | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 3.14 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.87 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 5.24 | +82.1% |
| 2013 | 2.97 | -43.3% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -43.0% |
| 2015 | 1.94 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.61 | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.31 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 1.29 | -1.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.29 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.85, 34% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.29 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.38, 38% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.43 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.59 | 2.67 | 9.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 | 2.1 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 | 3.98 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 | 2.99 | 5.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 | 1.29 | 5.24 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Dominican Republic?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Dominican Republic was 1.29 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices?
- Dominican Republic ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.