In 2023, the Dominican Republic saw an increase in cruise passengers, exceeding 2.26 million. Similarly, the number of international tourists arriving in the Caribbean country by air surpassed eight million in 2023, the highest figure reported over the period considered.

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

In 2021, the Dominican Republic received a Travel & Tourism Development Index score of 3.9 out of seven in the pillar of international openness. The highest score was in the pillar regarding prioritization of travel and tourism, with a value of 5.1.

In 2023, the United States was by a wide margin the top country of origin for international tourism in the Dominican Republic, accounting for over 2.5 million foreign visitors in Dominican territory. Canada, with approximately 893 thousand travelers, was the second most important source of international tourists in the Caribbean country.

Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 5,959,300.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,600,000.000 Person for 2015. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 3,828,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,959,300.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 1,776,000.000 Person in 1995. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 6.723 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.116 USD bn for 2015. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 3.717 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.723 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 1.571 USD bn in 1995. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The absolute economic contribution of tourism in the Dominican Republic was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 13.1 billion U.S. dollars (+68.37 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the economic contribution is estimated to reach 32.2 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the absolute economic contribution of tourism in countries like Cuba and Jamaica.

Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 875.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 803.000 USD mn for 2015. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 503.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 875.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 267.000 USD mn in 1995. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

In 2022, international visitors in the Dominican Republic spent nine billion U.S. dollars in total – roughly 1.1 percent more than in 2019. By 2033, it is expected than the expenditure reaches more than 12 billion U.S. dollars.

Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 6.723 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.116 USD bn for 2015. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 3.717 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.723 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 1.571 USD bn in 1995. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The expenditure of outbound tourists from the Dominican Republic amounted to approximately 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, after having declined to less than 450 million U.S. dollars a year earlier due to the COVID-19 impact on tourism.

Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data was reported at 37.044 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 36.011 % for 2015. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 44.986 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.726 % in 2009 and a record low of 30.957 % in 2011. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.; Weighted average;

Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 379.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 340.000 USD mn for 2015. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 160.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 379.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 94.000 USD mn in 1995. Dominican Republic DO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

In 2023, the revenue generated by the tourism sector in the Dominican Republic amounted to approximately 9.75 billion U.S. dollars. This shows an increase of around 16 percent compared to the previous year.

While the tourism sector GDP share in the Dominican Republic was forecast to increase long-term between 2023 and 2028 by in total 3.3 percentage points, it is estimated to decrease in the years 2026, 2027 and 2028. The share is estimated to amount to 15.79 percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Cuba and Jamaica.

Business travel and tourism spending (%) of Dominican Republic grew by 0.44% from 0.4 % in 2018 to 0.4 % in 2019. Since the 11.57% drop in 2010, business travel and tourism spending (%) soared by 73.99% in 2019. The share of Travel & Tourism spending or employment in the equivalent economy-wide concept in the published national income accounts or labour market statistics. Visitor exports are compared with exports of all goods and services Domestic Travel & Tourism spending is compared with GDP Government individual Travel & Tourism spending is compared with total government spending Internal Travel & Tourism consumption is compared with total internal consumption (i.e. total domestic spending plus total export) Leisure Travel & Tourism contribution to GDP is compared with total GDP Business Travel & Tourism contribution to GDP is compared with total GDP Travel & Tourism capital investment spending is compared with all fixed investment spending

The United States, Canada, and Mexico constituted the region of origin for the largest number of international tourists in the Dominican Republic in 2020. That year, over 967 thousand travelers living in North America visited the Caribbean nation. Europe was the second most popular region of origin for inbound tourism in the Dominican Republic that year, with France at the top of the list.

International tourism, number of departures in Dominican Republic was reported at 210000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Dominican Republic - International tourism, number of departures - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

The number of visitors to the United States from the Dominican Republic increased from 2023 to 2024. In 2024, the number of visitors to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic reached 556,591, up from the previous year's total of 504,319.

Number of arrivals of Dominican Republic plummeted by 63.60% from 7,550,000 number in 2019 to 2,748,000 number in 2020. Since the 3.50% rise in 2018, number of arrivals sank by 63.61% in 2020. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.