The Dominican Republic’s Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity (IMAE) expanded by 4.6% year-on-year in July 2026, pushing cumulative average economic growth for the first seven months of the year to 4.5%.
According to data released on 25 August 2026 by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), performance throughout the January-July period was anchored by strong domestic activity in construction, the manufacturing of construction inputs, mining, and a broad expansion across the service sector —led primarily by financial services, hotels, bars, and restaurants.
Sector-by-sector breakdownJuly 2026 performance was driven by real value-added expansions across key productive and service sectors:
Construction: 8.1%
Financial Services: 8.4%
Education Services: 8.0%
Other Marketed Services: 6.1%
Hotels, Bars, and Restaurants: 5.6%
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