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US$200 sent to the Dominican Republic now converts to RD$11,837: RD$775 less than a year ago and 18.41 % less purchasing power than in 2016
At the transfer buying rate of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), US$200 was worth RD$11,836.70 on November 6, 2026: RD$19.14 more than a week earlier, RD$96.70 more than on October 6 and RD$774.76 less than on November 6, 2025 (−6.14 %). Compared with November 2016 it is RD$2,622.06 more, but after cumulative inflation it buys 18.41 % less.
Every Monday we do the math for anyone sending money to the Dominican Republic: how many pesos does the family receive for US$200? According to the daily survey of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), the transfer buying rate at financial institutions was RD$59.1835 per dollar on Friday, November 6, 2026, the latest available figure.
At that rate, US$200 converted to RD$11,836.70: RD$19.14 more than on October 30, 2026 (+0.16 %), RD$96.70 more than on October 6, 2026 (+0.82 %) and RD$774.76 less than on November 6, 2025, when it brought RD$12,611.46 (−6.14 %). Peso amounts and percentages are Economía con Datos calculations with BCRD data; each money transfer company applies its own rate and fees.
Ten Novembers of the same transfer
In the first week of November 2016 (November 4), US$200 brought RD$9,214.64 at a rate of RD$46.0732. Today it brings RD$2,622.06 more (+28.46 %), and only RD$26.34 more than on November 6, 2024. The highest of those ten Novembers was 2025, at RD$12,611.46.
What that money buys
Twelve-month inflation was 5.12 % in September 2026, according to the BCRD consumer price index. Adjusted for prices, today's RD$11,836.70 buys what about RD$11,260.60 bought a year ago, 10.71 % less than the RD$12,611.46 the same US$200 brought then; a sender would need about US$223.99 to buy the same. Brought to September 2026 prices, the RD$9,214.64 of November 2016 equal about RD$14,508.26, so today's transfer buys 18.41 % less than ten years ago (Economía con Datos calculations; the price index runs through September 2026).
Sending euros from Spain or Italy
€200 converted to RD$13,300.58 on November 6, 2026 (buying rate of RD$66.5029 per euro): RD$27.20 more than a week earlier, RD$23.04 less than on October 6 and RD$1,173.42 less than a year earlier, when it brought RD$14,474.00 (−8.11 %). Matching last year's purchasing power would take about €228.78.
Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).
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