The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported that remittance inflows totalled USD 9,878.4 million between January and October 2025, up USD 966.8 million (10.8%) from the same period a year earlier, and indicated that full-year remittances are likely to comfortably exceed the USD 11,700 million estimated for the end of 2025. Remittances in October reached USD 965.6 million, an increase of USD 52.7 million (5.8%) year on year, with the United States accounting for 80.4% of formal flows (USD 719.8 million). Spain contributed USD 66.0 million (7.4%), while Italy, Haiti and Switzerland each represented 1.4% of remittances; Canada and France were also cited among other sources. By destination, the National District received 47.5% of remittances in October, followed by Santiago (10.7%) and Santo Domingo (7.4%), implying 65.6% was received in metropolitan areas. The BCRD also linked remittance performance to US economic conditions, citing the Institute for Supply Management non-manufacturing PMI at 52.4 in October versus 50.0 in September, and said it expects more than USD 46,000 million in total foreign-currency earnings in 2025, supported by tourism, exports, foreign direct investment and remittances. The update also noted that, as of 31 October 2025, the Dominican peso had depreciated 5.0% against the US dollar compared with December 2024, while international reserves stood at USD 14,640.2 million at end-October, equivalent to 11.4% of GDP and around 5.4 months of imports, above International Monetary Fund thresholds. The central bank said it will continue monitoring the economic environment and take measures as needed to support price stability and the foreign exchange market.

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