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Remittances to the Dominican Republic: 49.95 of every 100 dollars are received in the National District (January-September 2026), up from 29.79 in 2015
From January to September 2026, 49.95 % of family remittances received in the Dominican Republic went to the National District (Distrito Nacional), according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD). In 2015 that share was 29.79 %. Santiago received 9.91 % and Santo Domingo province 6.83 %, both down from 15.40 % and 9.71 % ten years earlier.
Where does the money you send home end up? According to the BCRD table of family remittances by receiving province, 49.95 % of remittances received from January to September 2026 went to the National District, which includes most of the capital city. That is almost 50 of every 100 dollars. The BCRD notes that 2024-2026 figures are preliminary.
The provinces that receive the most
After the National District came Santiago (9.91 %), Santo Domingo province (6.83 %), Duarte (3.40 %), La Vega (2.85 %), Peravia (2.75 %) and Puerto Plata (2.71 %), followed by San Cristóbal (1.94 %), San Pedro de Macorís (1.73 %), Espaillat (1.62 %), Monseñor Nouel (1.45 %), Valverde (1.42 %), La Romana (1.21 %) and María Trinidad Sánchez (1.06 %). All other provinces, grouped as «others», received 11.23 %. Together, the National District and Santo Domingo province received 56.78 % (Economía con Datos calculation with BCRD data).
Ten years of change
The National District's share was 29.79 % in 2015, 35.61 % in 2023, 43.52 % in 2024, 45.91 % in 2025 and 49.95 % in January-September 2026, 20.16 percentage points above 2015. The other provinces in the table lost weight: Santiago went from 15.40 % in 2015 to 9.91 % and Santo Domingo province from 9.71 % to 6.83 %. These are shares of the total, not amounts: a smaller share does not mean a province receives fewer dollars than before.
Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).
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