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US$200 sent to the Dominican Republic now converts to RD$11,880, RD$649 less than a year ago
At the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic's transfer buying rate, US$200 was worth RD$11,880.08 on October 22, 2026, compared with RD$12,529.10 a year earlier: RD$649.02 less (−5.18 %). With inflation at 5.12 %, that money buys 9.8 % less than a year ago.
We did the math every Dominican abroad does each month: 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$59.4004 per dollar on October 22, 2026, the latest available figure. A year earlier, on October 22, 2025, it was RD$62.6455.
That means US$200 converted to RD$11,880.08 in October 2026, compared with RD$12,529.10 in October 2025: RD$649.02 less per transfer, a 5.18 % drop. We use the buying rate because it is what financial institutions pay to whoever sells the dollars received. Peso amounts and percentages are Economía con Datos calculations with Central Bank data; each remittance company applies its own rate and fees.
Fewer pesos, higher prices
Prices also rose: twelve-month inflation was 5.12 % in September 2026. Using the consumer price index, today's RD$11,880.08 buys what about RD$11,301.86 bought a year ago, 9.8 % less than the RD$12,529.10 the same US$200 brought then (the price index runs through September and the exchange rate through October 22). To give the family the same purchasing power as US$200 in October 2025, one would need to send about US$221.72.
The dollar over the year
The transfer buying rate reached RD$63.0573 on November 6, 2025, the highest in the series, which starts in January 2003, then fell to RD$56.963 on August 24, 2026, the lowest of the year, before rising again to RD$59.4004. According to the Central Bank, the peso had appreciated 5.4 % against the dollar between December 2025 and September 30, 2026.
From Spain, and for an average transfer
From the eurozone the drop is larger: €200 converted to RD$13,372.22 on October 22, 2026, compared with RD$14,455.28 a year earlier (−7.49 %). The average transfer from the United States in 2026 so far is US$265.45 (preliminary, partial year), worth RD$15,767.84 at today's rate and RD$16,629.25 at last year's: RD$861.41 less.
Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).
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