DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC – CEPAL) has adjusted its forecast for the region and now says that GDP for 2025 will be 2.4% and 2.3% for 2026. This is a sightly higher forecast than at the beginning of the year when ECLAC predicted a 2.2% growth in GDP for the area. In the specific case of the Dominican Republic, the reports lowered the forecast from a 3.7% growth in GDP to a 3.4% increase.

This forecast still places the Dominican Republic well inside the top ten countries with the highest GDP growth. According to the United Nations agency, there are external factors that are contributing to the slight downturn in GDP growth, such as changes in international commerce due to the tariffs announced by the United States.

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