Net acquisition of financial assets in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Net acquisition of financial assets was -0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded -0.2% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 425.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 1996.
Dominican Republic ranks 105th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -143.5% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -671.6% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | -111.2% |
| 1996 | -1.0% | +480.5% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -93.2% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | +616.1% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -904.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -95.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +564.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -47.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -51.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +119.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | -0.6% | -186.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -195.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -107.7% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +150.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -324.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +56.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +149.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -31.7% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +370.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -70.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -54.6% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -159.4% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -4.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's -0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's -0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | -1.0% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.2% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 102 Republic of Moldova -0.2% compare
- 103 Hungary -0.2% compare
- 104 Central African Republic -0.2% compare
- 106 Cameroon -0.2% compare
- 107 Mozambique -0.2% compare
- 108 Zambia -0.3% compare
More public sector data for Dominican Republic
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8751 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 85.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 980.99 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Dominican Republic?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Dominican Republic was -0.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 1996.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Dominican Republic ranks 105th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 425.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.