Dominican Republic Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

3.71

Units In

3.58

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 13, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
82.49 Feb 1991	-1.57 Sep 2009	12.78 %	1984-2025	N/A

In Dominican Republic, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (25.1 percent of total weight). Transport accounts for 18 percent; Housing and Utilities for 11.6 percent; Restaurants and Hotels for 8.5 percent; Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 7.5 percent and Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance for 6.5 percent. Health; Clothing and Footwear; Recreation and Culture; Education; Communication and Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco account for the remaining 22.8 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in the Dominican Republic accelerates to 3.71% in April of 2025 from 3.58% in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since December 2023, as prices advanced faster for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.38% vs 3.80% in March), recreation and culture (6.35% vs 5.83%), furniture and household goods (2.50% vs 2.40%), health (4.98% vs 4.78%), and miscellaneous goods (5.25% vs 5.04%), while price growth for housing and utilities was unchanged (at 2.04%). In contrast, consumer price growth slowed down for communications (1.32% vs 2.64%), education (5.63% vs 5.80%), transport (2.47% vs 2.57%), and restaurant and hotels (5.36% vs 5.51%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.03% in April, following a 0.31% rise in March.