In the first quarter of 2025, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows totaled US$1,362.7 million, about US$90.6 million more compared to the same period in 2024 when figures were US$1,272.1 million, meaning an increase of 7.1%.
The Central Bank estimates that by the end of this year, FDI will exceed US$ 4,700 million and the country’s Export and Investment Center (ProDominicana) forecasts that 2025 will see a sustained growth in investments in key sectors such as tourism, renewable energy, free zones, mining and transportation.
ProDominicana indicates on its Prointeligencia portal that there are more than 700 foreign companies installed in the country and the total FDI stock is US$56,000 million.
Data from the Central Bank indicate that during January-March 2025, foreign exchange income in the DR from exports of goods, tourism, remittances, FDI and other income from services, amounted to US$11,983.4 million, corresponding to US$795.8 million (7.1%) more year-on-year.
In detail: total exports in the first quarter were US$3,442.8 million, that is, an additional US$370.6 million (12.1%) compared to the same period in 2024. While tourism revenues were US$3,250.4 million, an increase of US$57.9 million (1.8%) and family remittances of US$2,962.8 million, an increase of US$327.2 million (12.4%), remittances in April were US$954.6 million.
In 2024, FDI attraction was US$4,523.2 million, a year-on-year growth of 3%. 28.4% of these resources were directed to tourism, 25.2% to energy, and 17.6% to real estate, among others.
The United States remained the main issuer of FDI, with investments of US$1,161.9 million, followed by Spain with US$1,126.0 million, Brazil (US$229.2 million), Canada (US$207.4 million) and Panama (US$192.2 million).
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