DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s internal debt reached a milestone of US$16.61 billion during the first quarter of 2026. According to the latest public credit data, this figure represents a 7.22% increase compared to 2022 levels, Joel Suriel reports for N Digital.

This domestic debt is now 25.6% of the Non-Financial Public Sector (NFPS) debt, which cumulatively stands at 49% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). With the current exchange rate holding at RD$60.35 to the US dollar, the total internal debt translates to approximately RD$1.003 trillion (RD$1,002,751,460,000).

Four-year growth vs. GDP ratioOver the past four years, the country’s internal debt has expanded by US$1.12 billion, climbing from the US$15.5 billion recorded in 2022 to the current US$16.61 billion.

Despite this nominal increase in dollar terms, the internal debt’s weight relative to the total...