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Central America and the Caribbean > Dominican Republic > Economy

DOMINICAN ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs
Aid as % of GDP 0.3% [114th of 129]
Big Mac Index $2.12 [40th of 65]
Economic freedom 1.9 [86th of 156]
Exchange rates
Dominican pesos per US dollar - 42.12 (2004), 30.831 (2003), 18.61 (2002), 16.952 (2001), 16.415 (2000)
Exports > Goods and services 30% [99th of 156]
Exports to US $950,900,000.00 [41st of 224]
GDP > PPP $64,918,000,000.00 [63rd of 163]
Income category Lower middle income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 2.1% [79th of 114]
Income distribution > Poorest 20% 5.1% [83rd of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 37.8% [25th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 53.3% [26th of 114]
Inflation > Duration 2000-2003 9.1
Informal economy 32.1% [59th of 104]
Population under $1 a day 3.2 [49th of 59]
Population under $2 a day 16 [53rd of 59]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 0.02 % of world's poor [64th of 80]
Trade balance with US $128,600,000.00 [15th of 224]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 22,596 [16th of 183]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; The Economist.; The Heritage Foundation; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; US Census Bureau; World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.; ; IMF, World Economic Outlook Database; World Bank; World Bank 2002b via backone.pdf; Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling; FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.

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