He Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported that the behavior of the dollar American vs. weight Dominican Republic remained stable during the year 2025, despite an international environment marked by high levels of financial uncertainty and geopolitics.
According to the monetary entity, the exchange rate weighted average sales closed on December 31 at RD$63.30 per dollarwhich represented an accumulated depreciation of only 3.13% compared to 2024, lower than the 5.00% recorded at the end of the previous year. Meanwhile, the weighted average purchase rate was RD$62.90 per dollar.
He Central Bank pointed out that, on average, the price of the dollar during 2025 was RD$61.99a level that was placed below the official projections of the macroeconomic framework, which estimated an average rate of RD$63.11 and a depreciation close to 5.50% for the period.
“These results were below what was projected in the macroeconomic framework corresponding to 2025 by the Treasury and Economy, which contemplated a exchange rate average of RD$63.11 and depreciation close to 5.50% for this period,” he indicated in a statement.
Reasons for exchange rate behavior
The institution explained that this behavior of the exchange rate was supported by the strength of the macroeconomic fundamentals of the country, the dynamism of the generating sectors of foreign exchange and the effectiveness of monetary policies and exchange implemented.
Likewise, he highlighted that at the end of 2025 the international reserves gross domestic product (GDP) and 5.4 months of imports, exceeding the parameters recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He Central Bank reaffirmed that it will continue to permanently monitor the exchange market and promptly adopt the necessary measures to preserve the stability of the exchange rate and the confidence of economic agents.
country reserves
In the statement, the Central Bank At the end of the year 2025, its levels of international reserves Gross imports amounted to US$14,691.2 million, equivalent to 11.4% of GDP and 5.4 months of imports, exceeding the metrics recommended by the IMF.
“It should be noted that the strengthening of the international reserves constitutes a reflection of the robustness of the economic fundamentals of the Dominican Republic, the dynamism of the generating sectors of foreign exchange and the implementation of monetary policies and would change Central Bankcombined with a greater generation of foreign currency from the Dominican economy that is projected to be around US$46.8 billion at the end of 2025, supported by the good performance of exports, tourism and remittances, mainly,” he said.
