Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 2.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Dominican Republic, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Dominican Republic stood at 2.1%.
The figure is up 67.6% on the previous year and up 510.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 97th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +147.4% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -19.0% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -50.2% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +134.5% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +49.1% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -36.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -53.1% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +105.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -60.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +112.1% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | +375.4% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -55.2% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -43.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -66.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +193.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +43.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -38.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -90.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +296.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +79.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -93.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1859.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +124.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -40.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +122.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +57.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -90.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +97.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +130.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -48.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +139.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +67.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1859.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Dominican Republic?
- Total natural resources rents in Dominican Republic was 2.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for total natural resources rents?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 510.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.