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Gross debt in the Dominican Republic

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in the Dominican Republic in the period from 2000 to 2021 was between 2.8 billion and 47.1 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 47 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 4,240 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 21 years in billion USD




YearDominican Republic totalDominican Republic per capitaEU per capita
20002.84 bn USD335 USD11,232 USD
20013.53 bn USD410 USD11,255 USD
20024.00 bn USD459 USD12,258 USD
20035.20 bn USD587 USD15,286 USD
20045.97 bn USD665 USD17,595 USD
20056.25 bn USD687 USD18,327 USD
20067.13 bn USD774 USD18,877 USD
20077.29 bn USD781 USD20,898 USD
200810.84 bn USD1,146 USD24,086 USD
200912.98 bn USD1,355 USD25,361 USD
201014.62 bn USD1,508 USD26,496 USD
201116.43 bn USD1,674 USD29,231 USD
201219.10 bn USD1,924 USD28,174 USD
201323.08 bn USD2,297 USD29,981 USD
201423.70 bn USD2,331 USD30,648 USD
201523.67 bn USD2,274 USD25,918 USD
201626.13 bn USD2,482 USD26,261 USD
201728.84 bn USD2,709 USD27,024 USD
201831.50 bn USD2,926 USD28,448 USD
201935.22 bn USD3,237 USD27,168 USD
202044.09 bn USD4,009 USD30,783 USD
202147.15 bn USD4,240 USD33,695 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



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