Official data ·
Remittances to the Dominican Republic: 49.58 of every 100 dollars are now paid out in pesos (January-September 2026), up from 31.00 in 2020
From January to September 2026, 49.58 % of family remittances received in the Dominican Republic were paid out in Dominican pesos and 50.41 % in US dollars, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD). In 2020 the peso share was 31.00 %. Financial institutions paid out 36.74 % of remittances, the highest share since 2010, and women received 52.07 %.
Every Tuesday we look inside remittances. Today's question for anyone sending money home: in what currency, and through which channel, does the family get paid? According to tables from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), from January to September 2026, 49.58 % of family remittances received were paid out in Dominican pesos and 50.41 % in US dollars. The BCRD notes that 2024-2026 figures are preliminary.
Six straight years of a rising peso share
In 2020 the peso share was 31.00 %, the lowest of 2011-2026. It has risen every year since: 31.74 % in 2021, 34.28 % in 2022, 38.27 % in 2023, 42.79 % in 2024, 45.69 % in 2025 and 49.58 % in January-September 2026, 18.58 percentage points above 2020. Applied to the US$9,489.8 million in remittances received in January-September 2026, that means roughly US$4,705 million paid in pesos and US$4,784 million in dollars (approximate Economía con Datos calculations with BCRD data).
Financial institutions pay 36.74 of every 100 dollars
Money transfer companies paid out 63.26 % of remittances in January-September 2026 and financial institutions 36.74 %, the highest share for financial institutions in the series, which starts in 2010. In 2021 it was 18.28 %.
Who receives: women get 52.07 %
Women received 52.07 % of remittances in January-September 2026 and men 47.93 %. In 2015, when the BCRD began publishing this breakdown, women's share was 60.54 %; it fell below half from 2019 to 2023 and rose above it again in 2024 (52.43 %) and 2025 (52.58 %).
Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).
This is an English summary by Economía con Datos. Read the full article in Spanish.
Get Dominican economic data on WhatsApp: follow our channel (in Spanish)