STATISTICS

Dominican Republic
Region Caribbean
Currency Dominican Peso (DOP)
Surface area (square kilometres) 48 192
Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 10 277
Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 213.2
Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Santo Domingo (2 191)
United Nations membership date 24 October 1945
Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 33 431 50 980 58 898
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 9.3 7.8 3.9
GDP per capita (current US$) 3 578.1 5 089.5 5 731.2
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 3 377.9 4 923.1 5 512.0
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 16.4 16.3 16.3
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 34.88 37.93 40.36
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –473 –4 330 –4 037
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 230 314 353
Industrial production index (2005=100) b 100 114 123
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 99 127 133
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 99 129 135
Unemployment (% of labour force) c 17.9 14.3 14.7
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) d 22.3 c 14.9 c 17.8 efg
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) d 14.6 c 12.0 c 14.5 efg
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 49.0 51.0 51.2
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 80.5 78.9 78.7
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) hi 3 691 4 125 4 563
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 164 122 ...
Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 39.1 89.6 88.8
Individuals using the Internet (%) 11.5 31.4 j 45.0 j
Total trade Major trading partners 2012
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)
Exports 6 902.5 United States 56.0 United States 38.6
Imports 19 200.5 Haiti 14.3 China 10.0
Balance –12 298.0 China 5.2 Venezuela 6.3
Social indicators
Population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.2
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.0
Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –0.7
Urban population (%) 2013 70.8
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 30.2
Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 9.5/8.9
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 100.1
Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 76.6/70.3
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 25.6
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.5
Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 72.9
International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 402.5/3.9
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 211 481 k
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 2.2
Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 90.1/91.0
Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 61.3 l
Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) 2008-2010 3.2/22.0
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 20.8
Environmental indicators
Threatened species 2013 143
Forested area (% of land area) 2011 40.8
CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 20 947/2.1
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 672.0
Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)
1 447 m
Temperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)
21.5/30.4 m
a Principal rate. b The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.3. c Age group 10 years and over. d The
indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.2. e 2011. f April to June. g Break in series; data not strictly
comparable. h Air arrivals. i Includes nationals residing abroad. j ITU estimate. k Includes estimated
number of individuals resident in the country who belong to the first generation born on Dominican
territory to Haitian migrant parents. l 2003. m Based on monthly averages for the period 1961-1990.
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