Economic Indicators for Dominican Republic


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Current account balance-3.60-5.774.84-10.65Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index169.29161.56169.290.81
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.798.8151.460.84Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate14.4311.8535.269.61%
Interest rates7.531.0323.72-33.36Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt16.4217.5720.9616.42% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )125.7197.59125.7196.29
Human Capital Index0.500.510.510.49Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered10,204.009,597.0010,204.003,257.00Number
Time required to start a business16.5016.5079.0014.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse206.00206.00223.00184.00Days
Armed forces Personnel71,000.0071,000.0071,050.0021,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services21.1422.0642.1516.44Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services28.4832.1743.8024.36Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1211141213USD Billions
GDP Growth2.364.8612.27-6.72Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.421.252.501.21Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.431.392.160.44Per 1,000 people
Labor force5,294,572.005,169,586.005,294,572.002,536,869.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.675.188.053.17Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.252.275.442.25Total
Population1212125Thousands