Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 2.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Dominican Republic, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2.0% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2003.
That places Dominican Republic 101st out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.1% | — |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -16.9% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -42.1% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -20.2% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +189.1% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -12.9% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -34.3% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +31.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +77.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -44.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +33.9% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -15.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net investment in nonfinancial assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +189.1% | 2.0% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Dominican Republic
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- 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 investment in nonfinancial assets in Dominican Republic?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Dominican Republic was 2.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Dominican Republic ranks 101st out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.