The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published preliminary figures showing foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of USD 2,892.8 million in the first half of 2025, up 15.3% from the same period a year earlier. The central bank said the result is consistent with its projection that FDI will exceed USD 4,700 million by end-2025. Sectoral data show that almost half of FDI went to tourism and energy, with energy increasing its share to 25.7% in January to June 2025 from 7.5% in the first half of 2019, which the central bank linked to state incentives for renewable energy. The update also reported remittances up 11.2%, total exports above USD 7,400 million (+10.4%) including a 48.3% increase in gold exports, free-zone exports of about USD 4,250 million (+2.3%), and tourism receipts of around USD 5,800 million (+1.8%) on 6.1 million visitors. Total foreign-currency earnings from FDI, remittances, tourism, exports of goods and other services were estimated at about USD 23,900 million in January to June 2025, contributing to relative exchange-rate stability, and the central bank reaffirmed it will continue monitoring conditions and take measures as needed to support price and foreign-exchange market stability.

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