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Economy of Dominican Republic vs South Africa compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a GDP of $124B compared to $400B for South Africa, ranking 65/197 and 41/197 by economy size, respectively.

The Dominican Republic has $73.1B in government debt (58.2% of GDP), compared to $306B (79.6% of GDP) in South Africa.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Dominican Republic
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
South Africa
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Dominican Republic South Africa
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $672,399,700 $4,496,273,447 $8,748,596,501 $65,652,787,806
1961 $654,100,200 $4,392,263,458 $9,225,996,310 $68,176,962,954
1962 $824,100,000 $5,141,023,192 $9,813,996,074 $72,388,888,581
1963 $940,799,900 $5,475,338,924 $10,854,195,658 $77,726,634,753
1964 $1,025,599,900 $5,845,738,217 $11,955,995,218 $83,897,825,365
1965 $888,100,000 $5,116,082,882 $13,068,994,772 $89,034,719,820
1966 $983,900,000 $5,804,878,762 $14,211,394,315 $92,986,424,439
1967 $1,034,800,000 $5,998,038,558 $15,821,393,671 $99,678,213,921
1968 $1,079,100,000 $6,012,365,502 $17,124,793,150 $103,818,221,928
1969 $1,230,500,000 $6,667,199,033 $19,256,992,297 $108,714,188,432
1970 $1,485,500,000 $7,882,408,258 $21,218,391,513 $114,420,228,111
1971 $1,666,500,000 $8,739,341,597 $23,411,076,638 $119,316,194,616
1972 $1,987,400,000 $9,647,723,102 $24,515,919,217 $121,290,674,451
1973 $2,344,800,000 $10,891,870,678 $33,262,772,008 $126,836,017,070
1974 $2,925,700,000 $11,545,590,181 $41,389,186,095 $134,587,120,945
1975 $3,599,200,000 $12,145,181,930 $42,906,905,672 $136,868,956,456
1976 $3,951,500,000 $12,962,324,666 $41,150,460,288 $139,948,316,810
1977 $4,587,100,000 $13,608,079,675 $45,328,411,332 $139,816,794,619
1978 $4,734,400,000 $13,899,385,752 $51,607,412,902 $144,031,543,620
1979 $5,498,800,000 $14,529,222,409 $63,038,658,089 $149,491,087,028
1980 $6,761,300,000 $15,687,018,150 $89,411,864,402 $159,388,269,161
1981 $7,561,300,000 $16,358,401,738 $93,141,472,164 $167,932,741,244
1982 $8,267,400,000 $16,636,283,320 $85,904,057,409 $167,288,855,025
1983 $9,220,600,000 $17,406,201,587 $96,204,110,942 $164,199,769,714
1984 $11,594,000,000 $17,624,283,186 $84,870,163,366 $172,572,564,948
1985 $5,044,579,979 $17,250,201,611 $64,459,376,087 $170,481,777,772
1986 $6,122,128,558 $17,857,752,538 $73,354,771,399 $170,512,207,474
1987 $5,827,050,753 $19,664,486,965 $96,535,763,418 $174,094,206,900
1988 $5,374,299,981 $20,088,446,094 $103,976,831,871 $181,406,354,481
1989 $6,686,593,060 $20,972,445,961 $108,055,624,082 $185,750,664,997
1990 $7,073,675,545 $19,828,543,242 $126,048,140,142 $185,160,422,892
1991 $9,824,483,340 $20,015,752,229 $135,203,698,238 $183,275,036,204
1992 $11,605,382,504 $22,265,015,207 $146,956,150,987 $179,358,388,483
1993 $13,081,042,400 $23,905,211,029 $147,194,747,566 $181,570,878,123
1994 $14,644,734,599 $24,525,260,343 $153,512,712,382 $187,381,146,228
1995 $16,637,370,839 $25,923,197,384 $171,735,933,897 $193,189,961,763
1996 $18,241,622,548 $27,468,529,262 $163,234,925,381 $201,497,130,113
1997 $20,017,450,041 $29,913,105,390 $168,978,057,328 $206,736,055,499
1998 $21,672,215,547 $31,919,035,076 $152,982,984,557 $207,769,735,777
1999 $22,136,579,397 $33,820,295,671 $151,516,957,079 $212,756,209,431
2000 $24,305,780,629 $35,393,522,990 $151,752,757,215 $221,691,970,228
2001 $25,601,823,688 $36,267,520,113 $135,429,905,923 $227,677,653,425
2002 $27,137,440,786 $37,894,663,734 $129,087,556,612 $236,102,579,036
2003 $21,403,167,848 $37,383,329,267 $197,018,965,309 $243,065,422,272
2004 $22,322,387,382 $38,349,900,170 $255,806,908,595 $254,135,982,543
2005 $35,777,560,684 $41,966,981,959 $288,867,217,197 $267,546,870,424
2006 $37,879,830,084 $45,815,860,540 $303,858,675,364 $282,539,679,230
2007 $43,965,458,509 $49,214,666,985 $333,077,117,254 $297,685,145,427
2008 $48,091,433,554 $50,823,044,978 $316,131,258,616 $307,184,409,061
2009 $48,223,781,477 $51,333,030,312 $329,754,060,647 $302,459,639,040
2010 $53,801,053,353 $55,645,592,833 $417,363,822,802 $311,653,604,140
2011 $57,948,261,616 $57,421,779,163 $458,199,494,831 $321,528,523,982
2012 $60,561,635,556 $59,015,618,840 $434,400,545,086 $329,233,094,599
2013 $62,555,417,415 $61,927,882,063 $400,886,013,596 $337,416,077,838
2014 $67,014,329,100 $66,331,713,897 $381,198,869,776 $342,186,555,601
2015 $70,966,782,572 $70,966,782,572 $346,709,790,459 $346,709,790,459
2016 $75,552,902,636 $75,735,566,406 $323,585,509,674 $349,013,858,373
2017 $79,070,274,743 $78,714,898,895 $381,448,814,653 $353,055,253,707
2018 $84,994,732,049 $84,301,701,755 $405,260,723,893 $358,551,560,869
2019 $89,146,130,745 $88,427,452,426 $389,330,032,224 $359,483,563,937
2020 $78,546,672,407 $81,415,993,438 $337,974,655,408 $337,307,318,680
2021 $94,850,719,517 $92,824,351,637 $420,886,877,629 $354,021,006,264
2022 $113,478,087,135 $97,686,450,824 $406,920,004,594 $360,788,046,854
2023 $120,456,239,154 $99,828,029,403 $380,699,271,816 $363,308,097,942
2024 $124,282,245,639 $104,771,210,812 $400,260,724,226 $365,414,753,362

Economic indicators

Dominican Republic South Africa
Gross domestic product
$124B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank
65/197
2024
41/197
2024
GDP growth
3.18%
2023-2024
5.14%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank
83/197
2024
112/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank
72/185
2024
83/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$13,449
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$986B
2024
Number of millionaires n/a
90,595
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
0.9%
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
34%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
3.3%
2023-2024
4.36%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate
5.75%
2025
7%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
32.3%
2024
Population
11591984
65314246

GDP per capita in Dominican Republic vs South Africa

The Dominican Republic's GDP per capita is $10,876, ranking 83/197, compared to $6,253 in South Africa, ranking 112/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), the Dominican Republic ranks 76th at $27,541, while South Africa ranks 113th at $15,457.

Dominican Republic
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
South Africa
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Dominican Republic South Africa
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $205.7 - $532 -
1961 $193.9 - $546 -
1962 $236.8 - $563 -
1963 $262.2 - $605 -
1964 $277.3 - $646 -
1965 $233.2 - $685 -
1966 $250.9 - $722 -
1967 $256.2 - $779 -
1968 $259.6 - $817 -
1969 $287.7 - $891 -
1970 $338 - $952 -
1971 $368 - $1,020 -
1972 $427 - $1,038 -
1973 $490 - $1,369 -
1974 $595 - $1,656 -
1975 $713 - $1,670 -
1976 $763 - $1,559 -
1977 $863 - $1,671 -
1978 $868 - $1,852 -
1979 $984 - $2,202 -
1980 $1,180 - $3,029 -
1981 $1,288 - $3,050 -
1982 $1,376 - $2,717 -
1983 $1,500 - $2,938 -
1984 $1,844 - $2,504 -
1985 $784 - $1,839 -
1986 $932 - $2,027 -
1987 $868 - $2,586 -
1988 $784 - $2,702 -
1989 $955 - $2,727 -
1990 $989 $3,641 $3,093 $6,382
1991 $1,346 $3,722 $3,243 $6,383
1992 $1,558 $4,151 $3,462 $6,275
1993 $1,722 $4,474 $3,400 $6,375
1994 $1,892 $4,599 $3,489 $6,611
1995 $2,109 $4,871 $3,856 $6,875
1996 $2,271 $5,161 $3,618 $7,208
1997 $2,449 $5,618 $3,700 $7,433
1998 $2,608 $5,963 $3,310 $7,463
1999 $2,621 $6,305 $3,242 $7,667
2000 $2,831 $6,639 $3,218 $8,095
2001 $2,936 $6,848 $2,847 $8,428
2002 $3,066 $7,158 $2,688 $8,792
2003 $2,383 $7,098 $4,062 $9,139
2004 $2,452 $7,375 $5,221 $9,714
2005 $3,878 $8,215 $5,837 $10,441
2006 $4,055 $9,130 $6,077 $11,250
2007 $4,650 $9,951 $6,592 $12,047
2008 $5,024 $10,346 $6,185 $12,525
2009 $4,974 $10,382 $6,375 $12,261
2010 $5,479 $11,246 $7,973 $12,637
2011 $5,827 $11,695 $8,646 $13,143
2012 $6,014 $11,777 $8,077 $12,987
2013 $6,137 $12,414 $7,332 $13,369
2014 $6,496 $13,465 $6,857 $13,359
2015 $6,801 $14,804 $6,112 $13,398
2016 $7,160 $16,282 $5,651 $13,519
2017 $7,413 $16,846 $6,618 $13,738
2018 $7,883 $17,995 $6,914 $13,347
2019 $8,183 $19,767 $6,534 $13,361
2020 $7,135 $18,998 $5,581 $12,671
2021 $8,527 $22,053 $6,843 $13,711
2022 $10,104 $24,626 $6,523 $14,759
2023 $10,630 $25,840 $6,023 $15,194
2024 $10,876 $27,541 $6,253 $15,457

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, the Dominican Republic's government spending was $24.2B, accounting for 18.5% of its GDP, while South Africa's spent $133B, or 34% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 58.2% in the Dominican Republic and 79.6% in South Africa, ranking 88/185 and 42/185, respectively.

Dominican Republic
Government spending

Government debt
South Africa
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Dominican Republic South Africa
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1960 20.1% - 16.7% 52.9%
1961 20% - 15.7% 52.8%
1962 15.7% - 15.9% 45.7%
1963 15.1% - 15.9% 43.4%
1964 16.7% - 11.3% 30%
1965 12.8% - 18.2% 42.7%
1966 15.2% 14.5% 18.3% 41.4%
1967 15% 16.2% 18.8% 41.1%
1968 15.5% 18.1% 19.4% 42.7%
1969 15.5% 17.4% 18.8% 44.4%
1970 13.3% 18% 20% 43.3%
1971 13.8% 17.8% 19.9% 41.1%
1972 14.1% 16.4% 22.9% 41.1%
1973 13.7% 14.6% 21% 38.2%
1974 14.6% 14.6% 19.1% 33.7%
1975 13.7% 13.1% 21.2% 32.8%
1976 12.5% 15.6% 23% 35%
1977 11.4% 16.4% 27.3% 45.3%
1978 12.3% 20.9% 26.8% 44.7%
1979 13.8% 24% 26.5% 41.9%
1980 12.8% 15.2% 21.8% 33.3%
1981 12.1% 29.8% 23.3% 27.4%
1982 10.2% 33.1% 23.8% 31.3%
1983 10.2% 32.9% 25.1% 28.7%
1984 9.32% 28.9% 25.2% 23.2%
1985 9.8% 66.3% 26.8% 26.3%
1986 10.4% 63.8% 27.8% 32.5%
1987 11.2% 86.9% 28% 33.5%
1988 12.8% 77% 23.9% 30.6%
1989 11.3% 62.5% 29.6% 33.3%
1990 9.1% 84.7% 28.7% 31.8%
1991 8.65% 47.3% 27.8% 34.7%
1992 10.4% 38.5% 29.8% 34.8%
1993 13% 36.1% 29.1% 39.8%
1994 12.1% 28.5% 31.3% 46.4%
1995 11% 25.7% 27.2% 47%
1996 11.4% 23% 28.5% 44.3%
1997 13.2% 13.8% 27.9% 45.8%
1998 12.6% 13.2% 27.1% 45.8%
1999 13.4% 16% 26.7% 45.9%
2000 14.1% 16.7% 22.6% 37.9%
2001 14.9% 20.4% 22.6% 38%
2002 16.5% 21.5% 22.2% 31.8%
2003 17.2% 48.2% 22.6% 31.5%
2004 17.3% 34.3% 22.7% 30.7%
2005 15.5% 38.3% 25.1% 29.6%
2006 17% 36% 24.7% 28%
2007 16.3% 32.9% 24.4% 24.3%
2008 18.5% 33.6% 26% 24%
2009 16.2% 36.8% 28.5% 27%
2010 16.1% 37.4% 28.3% 31.2%
2011 16% 39.1% 28.1% 34.7%
2012 19.8% 42.4% 28.6% 37.4%
2013 18.5% 46.8% 28.9% 40.4%
2014 17% 45% 29.3% 43.3%
2015 16.7% 44.8% 30.2% 45.2%
2016 17% 46.7% 29.9% 47.1%
2017 17.3% 49.5% 29.9% 48.6%
2018 16.5% 50.8% 30.2% 51.5%
2019 17.8% 53.5% 31.4% 56.1%
2020 22.2% 71.8% 34.6% 68.9%
2021 18.4% 62.8% 32.5% 68.7%
2022 18.5% 59.6% 31.9% 70.8%
2023 19.1% 60.5% 32.5% 73.4%
2024 19.5% 58.8% 33.2% 76.4%
2025 18.5% 58.2% 34% 79.6%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, the Dominican Republic's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$3.84B, equivalent to -3.09% of GDP. This compares to South Africa's deficit of -$24.2B, or -6.05% of GDP.

Over the past 65 years, the Dominican Republic recorded a fiscal deficit in 57 of those years, while South Africa ran a deficit in 63 years. On average, the Dominican Republic posted an annual deficit equal to -1.62% of GDP, compared to deficit of -3.79% of GDP for South Africa.

Deficit/surplus
Dominican Republic

South Africa
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Dominican Republic South Africa
1913 - -4.15%
1914 - -11.6%
1915 - -10.7%
1916 - -2.57%
1917 - -3.52%
1918 - -3.7%
1919 - -2.6%
1920 - -5.52%
1921 - -5.38%
1922 - -4.51%
1923 - -5.53%
1924 - -4.72%
1925 - -4.92%
1926 - -4.76%
1927 - -3.79%
1928 - -3.29%
1929 - -4.41%
1930 - -5.19%
1931 - -5.31%
1932 - -4.72%
1933 - -3.31%
1934 - -3.29%
1935 - -3.2%
1936 - -2.58%
1937 - -2.16%
1938 - -3.91%
1939 - -2.96%
1940 - -10.9%
1941 - -7.3%
1942 - -9.08%
1943 - -8.49%
1944 - -8.94%
1945 - -7.41%
1946 - -4.03%
1947 - -1.82%
1948 - -6.03%
1949 - -6.87%
1950 -3.66% -2.33%
1951 -2.58% -0.4%
1952 0% -4.14%
1953 2.79% -3.72%
1954 1.43% -2.53%
1955 1.47% -2.9%
1956 -0.05% -2.12%
1957 0.21% -2.8%
1958 -1.29% -3.5%
1959 -0.29% -4.4%
1960 -0.61% -2.36%
1961 -3% -3.25%
1962 -1.17% -1.4%
1963 -0.39% -2.26%
1964 -1.36% -1.19%
1965 -1.84% -3.15%
1966 -2.14% -3.04%
1967 -1.68% -3.8%
1968 -0.99% -3.38%
1969 -0.99% -3.94%
1970 -0.68% -3.19%
1971 -0.85% -1.96%
1972 -1.73% -5.39%
1973 -0.53% -4.54%
1974 -0.93% -1.5%
1975 1.37% -2.62%
1976 -0.22% -4.19%
1977 0.15% -5.52%
1978 -0.82% -5.42%
1979 -3.26% -4.65%
1980 -1.82% -1.91%
1981 -1.92% -3.72%
1982 -2.4% -3.88%
1983 -1.74% -5.3%
1984 -0.95% -5.24%
1985 -1.27% -4.86%
1986 -0.57% -5.69%
1987 -0.75% -6.36%
1988 -1.68% -3.29%
1989 -0.09% -8.3%
1990 0.39% -3.82%
1991 0.11% -4.85%
1992 2.35% -7.09%
1993 -0.16% -8.54%
1994 -0.39% -8.09%
1995 0.82% -4.38%
1996 0.14% -4.53%
1997 -0.64% -4.08%
1998 -0.29% -2.56%
1999 -0.79% -2.21%
2000 -0.86% -1.38%
2001 -0.73% -1.02%
2002 -2.28% -0.96%
2003 -4.24% -1.59%
2004 -3.6% -1.04%
2005 -0.71% -0.1%
2006 -1.69% 0.81%
2007 0.28% 1.22%
2008 -3.43% -0.49%
2009 -2.9% -4.67%
2010 -2.97% -4.51%
2011 -3.07% -3.7%
2012 -6.26% -4.04%
2013 -4.41% -3.9%
2014 -2.76% -3.93%
2015 -0.03% -4.37%
2016 -3.11% -3.72%
2017 -3.12% -4.02%
2018 -2.17% -3.73%
2019 -3.46% -5.07%
2020 -7.94% -9.62%
2021 -2.92% -5.52%
2022 -3.25% -4.26%
2023 -3.28% -5.45%
2024 -3.09% -6.05%
2025 -3.16% -6.55%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, the Dominican Republic has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 7.57%, compared with 5.49% in South Africa. In 2024, inflation was 3.3% in the Dominican Republic and 4.36% in South Africa.

Inflation
Dominican Republic

South Africa
Year Inflation
Dominican Republic South Africa Dominican Republic South Africa
1996 5.4% 7.35%
1997 8.3% 8.6%
1998 4.83% 6.88%
1999 6.47% 5.18%
2000 7.72% 5.34%
2001 8.88% 5.7%
2002 5.22% 9.49%
2003 27.4% 5.68%
2004 51.5% -0.69%
2005 4.19% 2.06%
2006 7.57% 3.24%
2007 6.14% 6.18%
2008 10.6% 9.91%
2009 1.44% 7.24%
2010 6.33% 4.07%
2011 5.8% 5%
2012 3.69% 5.74%
2013 4.83% 5.78%
2014 3% 6.13%
2015 0.84% 4.52%
2016 1.61% 6.6%
2017 3.28% 5.19%
2018 3.56% 4.51%
2019 1.81% 4.1%
2020 3.78% 3.23%
2021 8.24% 4.62%
2022 8.81% 7.04%
2023 4.79% 6.08%
2024 3.3% 4.36%

Top exports between countries

Dominican Republic
Export category Export value
Metals $7.48M
Machinery & equipment $1.67M
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $226K
Textiles & consumer goods $113K
Chemicals & pharma $54K
Raw materials & minerals $18K
Wood & paper products $13K
Animal & marine products $5K
South Africa
Export category Export value
Machinery & equipment $11.1M
Chemicals & pharma $983K
Raw materials & minerals $754K
Textiles & consumer goods $314K
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $243K
Metals $239K
Raw agricultural goods $86K
Wood & paper products $10K
Precious metals & jewellery $9K
Weapons & explosives $4K

Balance of trade

Dominican Republic South Africa
Current account balance
-$4.17B
2024
-$2.58B
2024
Current account balance ranking
160/189
2024
149/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
-3.35%
2024
-0.64%
2024
Goods imports
$29.8B
2024
$99.8B
2024
Goods exports
$13.9B
2024
$112B
2024
Service imports
$6.34B
2024
$20B
2024
Service exports
$14.7B
2024
$16.1B
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
29%
2024
29.9%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
31.8%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Dominican Republic South Africa
Economic freedom 64.3 57.3
Economic freedom ranking 72/197 114/197
Property rights 56.3 44.3
Government integrity 38.5 45.1
Judicial effectiveness 58.2 57.7
Tax burden 84.6 67.9
Government spending 89.5 68.6
Fiscal health 77 45.8
Business freedom 75.6 64
Labor freedom 53.1 71
Monetary freedom 69.4 74.5
Trade freedom 68.8 68.4
Investment freedom 60 40
Financial freedom 40 40

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for the Dominican Republic is 64.3, ranking 72/197, compared to 57.3 for South Africa, ranking 114/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Dominican Republic
South Africa
Year Economic freedom index
Dominican Republic South Africa
1995 55.8 60.7
1996 58.1 62.5
1997 53.5 63.2
1998 58.1 64.3
1999 58.1 63.3
2000 59 63.7
2001 59.1 63.8
2002 58.6 64
2003 57.8 67.1
2004 54.6 66.3
2005 55.1 62.9
2006 56.3 63.7
2007 56.8 63.5
2008 57.7 63.4
2009 59.2 63.8
2010 60.3 62.8
2011 60 62.7
2012 60.2 62.7
2013 59.7 61.8
2014 61.3 62.5
2015 61 62.6
2016 61 61.9
2017 62.9 62.3
2018 61.6 63
2019 61 58.3
2020 60.9 58.8
2021 62.1 59.7
2022 63 56.2
2023 62.6 55.7
2024 62.9 55.3
2025 64.3 57.3

More economic indicators

Dominican Republic South Africa
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
24.4%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
4.45%
2024
2.92%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$390B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$26,050
2024
$15,150
2024
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$65.4B
2024
Total reserves ranking
71/177
2024
36/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$4.52B
2024
-$3.59B
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$4.48B
2024
$2.33B
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
-$47.3M
2024
-$1.26B
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
4.46%
2023
6.1%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
19%
2024
55.5%
2014
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
27%
2024
13.9%
2024

GDP per capita map

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Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.