International tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: International tourism, receipts was 7.56 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic is 7.56 billion current US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.56 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.57 billion current US$, in 1995.
Dominican Republic ranks 27th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 billion current US$ | 1.57 billion current US$ | 2.48 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.44 billion current US$ | 2.73 billion current US$ | 4.17 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 billion current US$ | 4.16 billion current US$ | 7.56 billion current US$ | 9 |
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More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 52.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic?
- International tourism, receipts in Dominican Republic was 7.56 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Dominican Republic ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.