Report no. 3 · English summary
Remittances in the Dominican Republic
How much the diaspora sends, from where, to whom, and how much it weighs, 2010-2026
Between 2010 and 2025, remittances received by the Dominican Republic multiplied by 3.2, to US$11,866.3 million. This report measures that flow with files from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) and the World Bank: where it comes from, who receives it, how much it weighs in the economy, what it is worth in pesos and what it costs to send.
Starting point
Remittances are the most personal figure in the Dominican economy: behind every dollar there is someone working abroad and a family receiving it at home. This report used the eight remittance tables the Central Bank has published since 2010, the balance of payments, GDP, the exchange rate and prices, and compared them with ten countries in the region using World Bank data, including the cost of sending money from the United States.
Key findings
| Finding | Data |
|---|---|
| Multiplied by 3.2 | From US$3,683.0 million in 2010 to US$11,866.3 million in 2025: 8.1 % a year |
| 9.2 % of GDP | Compared with 6.8 % in 2010 (calculated with Central Bank figures) |
| Above tourism again in 2025 | US$11,866.3 million versus US$11,321.4 million in travel receipts, as in 2020-2023 |
| The biggest jump came during the pandemic | +16.0 % in 2020 and +26.6 % in 2021; a 5.2 % decline in 2022 |
| 2026 is heading for a new record | US$9,489.8 million in January-September, 6.5 % more than in January-September 2025; monthly record of US$1,149.2 million in March 2026 |
| Eight of every ten dollars come from the United States | 81.50 % in 2025, up from 66.45 % in 2010; Spain fell from 12.13 % to 6.80 % |
| More and larger transfers | 39.4 million transfers in 2025; the average rose from US$218.61 to US$273.19 |
| The National District concentrates almost half | 45.91 % of 2025 payments |
| Four times the regional average | According to the World Bank, 9.7 % of GDP in 2025, versus 2.4 % in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Sending costs twice the target | Sending US$200 from the United States cost 5.98 % in Q1 2025, the most expensive of eleven countries in the region; the SDG target is 3 % |
| US$200 bought 11 % less than in 2010 | It yielded RD$12,136 in 2025 versus RD$7,326 in 2010, but prices rose more than the dollar |
Charts from the report
Contents
| Part | Content |
|---|---|
| I. The measure | What a remittance is, how it is measured and the sources used |
| II. The facts | The annual and monthly series, seasonality, the pandemic and records |
| III. Origin and destination | Sending countries, transfers, provinces, who receives and how |
| IV. Weight in the economy | Versus tourism and exports, GDP and the region, purchasing power and cost of sending |
| V. Closing | Conclusions, open questions and limits |
Data files (CSV, column names in Spanish)
- Remittances per year: amount, change, per day, per inhabitant, % of GDP and constant pesos, 2010-2025remesas_anuales_2010_2025.csv
- Remittances per month, January 2010 to September 2026remesas_mensuales_2010_2026.csv
- Average share of each month in annual remittancesremesas_estacionalidad.csv
- Remittances by country of origin: share and estimated amount, 2010-2026remesas_por_pais_2010_2026.csv
- Number of transfers and average amount, 2010-2026remesas_envios_y_monto_promedio_2010_2026.csv
- Remittances by receiving province, 2011-2026remesas_por_provincia_2011_2026.csv
- Remittances, tourism, exports and foreign direct investment, 2010-2025remesas_y_divisas_2010_2025.csv
- Pesos per US$200 and their value in 2025 pesos, 2010-2025remesas_rinden_us200_2010_2025.csv
- Cost of sending US$200 to the DR from the United States and Spain, by quarter, 2011-2025costo_enviar_remesas_a_rd_por_trimestre.csv
- Cost of sending US$200 from the United States to eleven countries, Q1 2025costo_enviar_remesas_desde_eeuu_region.csv
How to cite
Economía con Datos (2026). Las remesas en República Dominicana: Cuánto envía la diáspora, desde dónde, a quién llega y cuánto pesa, 2010-2026 [Remittances in the Dominican Republic: How much the diaspora sends, from where, to whom, and how much it weighs, 2010-2026]. Report no. 3. Santo Domingo. https://economiacondatos.org/informes/remesas-republica-dominicana/