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    Dominican Republic

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    Americas · #70 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    47.0▲ +3.6 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE

    Dominican Republic scores 47.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #70 of 117 economies. That is up 3.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 61.9. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 27.7. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #80of 145 ranked economies▲ 6 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202471768188
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.82% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    175
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.03
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.14
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories18 of 50 made · 84% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies21 of 104 made · 47% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods15 of 78 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture35 of 200 made · 41% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods9 of 73 made · 38% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals11 of 157 made · 21% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile Apparel and Accessories. This market makes 36% of that cluster today, and 84% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts is the furthest: 4% made, and only 18% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 122 OF 175 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Food preparations n.e.c.$56B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY -0.11
    Plastic builders' wareENERGY TRANSITION$16B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Animal feed$43B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.45
    Toilet paper$28B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.42
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Socks, stockings, etc., knit$14B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 396 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan47.3→🇷🇺Russia47.0→🇸🇳Senegal46.4→🇲🇽Mexico46.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    71organizations indexed across 6 types · 70 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    41
    SEZ authorities
    14
    Research organizations
    8
    Health research
    4
    Government bodies
    3
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 71 indexed
    HUB de Innovacion Punta Bergantin
    Science & tech parks · Santo Domingo
    Caribbean Industrial Park Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santo Domingo · 1997
    De San Isidro Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santo Domingo · 1989
    Universidad Católica Nordestana
    Universities & research bodies · San Francisco de Macorís · 1978
    Universidad Católica del Cibao
    Universities & research bodies · Concepción de la Vega · 1983
    Reef Check - República Dominicana
    Research organizations · Santo Domingo · 2005
    Profamilia
    Research organizations · Santo Domingo · 1966
    Hospital Infantil Dr. Robert Reid Cabral
    Health research · Santo Domingo · 1956
    Unión Médica Clínica Universitaria
    Health research · Santiago · 1994
    Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología
    Government bodies · Santo Domingo · 2001
    Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
    Government bodies · Santo Domingo · 2000
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    Dominican Republic: common questions

    What is Dominican Republic's IEPA score?
    Dominican Republic scores 47.0 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #70 of 117 economies.
    What is Dominican Republic's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 61.9. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Dominican Republic back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 27.7, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Dominican Republic compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Kyrgyzstan (47.3), Russia (47.0), Senegal (46.4), Mexico (46.2).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Dominican Republic →