The Dominican Republic transferred more resources to the member countries of the Central American Monetary Council (CMCA) than those received from those nations, Guatemala being the main destination of the transfers carried out during 2025 from national territory through the Payment Interconnection System (SIPA).
Last year, between the members of the CMCAwhich also includes the central banks From El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua, 472.3 million dollars were transferred, a figure that implies a growth of 31.3% in relation to the 359.8 million dollars traded in 2024.
From the dominican economy they mobilized payments for 59.2 million dollars towards the different members of the regional organization. Guatemala was the main destination of those transfers through SIPA, with 48.1 million dollars, equivalent to 81.2% of the total.
He amount transferred to the aforementioned nations from the country last year implies a growth of 2.9%, compared to 2024, when the figure reached 57.5 million dollars in payments.
Meanwhile, the country alone received 12.6 million of dollars in transfers since the Member States of the Monetary Council in 2025. However, the amount represents a growth of 472.7% when compared to the 2.2 million dollars received the previous year.
Guatemala and Honduras are listed as the Central American nations where the greatest amount transferred towards the Dominican territory last year, with 4.3 million and 4 million dollars, respectively, representing 65.9% between them.
In it labor market
Until November of last year, 186 Guatemalan citizens worked in the formal Dominican labor market. 152 Nicaraguanswith an average contributory salary of 152,254 pesos and 93,218.2 pesos, respectively, according to the records of the Social Security Treasury (TSS).
In the case of the Guatemalansappeared until the eleventh month of 2025 as the foreign sixths with better salary average quotable, according to TSS statistics.
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Within the Payment Interconnection System, El Salvador is the country from which most of the amount traded last year came from, with 71% of the total, equivalent to 335.6 million dollars. Meanwhile, Guatemala was the recipient of 45.4% of the payments made through SIPA, representing 214.5 million dollars.
Last year, 62.8 million transfers through the Payment Interconnection System46.6% more than in 2024, according to the records of the Central American Monetary Council.
