{"id":247108,"date":"2026-02-03T09:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=247108"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:01:34","slug":"record-us5-03-billion-in-foreign-investment-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/record-us5-03-billion-in-foreign-investment-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Record US$5.03 billion in foreign investment in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Inversion-Extranjera-alcanzo-5-mm-al-cierre-2025-Banco-Central.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Inversion-Extranjera-alcanzo-5-mm-al-cierre-2025-Banco-Central.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Inversion-Extranjera-alcanzo-5-mm-al-cierre-2025-Banco-Central-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reached a record-breaking US$5.032 billion by the close of 2025. This represents a significant 14.7% increase compared to 2024, continuing a steady upward trend for the country&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The surge was primarily driven by the tourism sector, which accounted for approximately 25% of the total investment. The Dominican Republic offers tax and labor conditions that continue to attract foreign investment in the sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other major contributors included the energy, real estate, and commerce sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This influx of capital has bolstered the country&#8217;s international reserves and contributed to exchange rate stability, supporting a favorable climate for sustained growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BCRD attributes this success to the Dominican Republic&#8217;s legal security, political stability, and its competitive position as a premier investment destination in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This milestone reinforces the nation\u2019s role as a regional leader in attracting foreign capital, fueled by diversified investment and robust economic fundamentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bancentral.gov.do\/a\/d\/6482-bcrd-informa-que-la-inversion-extranjera-directa-alcanzo-los-us50323-millones-al-cierre-de-2025\">Central Bank <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 February 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reached a record-breaking US$5.032 billion by the close of 2025. This represents a significant 14.7% increase compared to 2024, continuing a steady upward trend for the country&#8217;s economy. The surge was primarily driven by the tourism sector, which accounted for approximately &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/record-us5-03-billion-in-foreign-investment-in-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[340,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247118,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247108\/revisions\/247118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}