The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) denounced today that the Dominican economy has collapsed, directly hitting hundreds of micro, small and medium-sized businesses, which are fighting “against the current to try to stay afloat.”
In this sense, in its usual press conference, the purple party accused the authorities of not knowing how to accompany or offer a stable environment to these businessmen.
“Since the end of 2024, the Dominican economy began to show clear signs of cooling. During 2025 this trend has deepened, reflected in insufficient economic growth, which barely reaches 2.2% in the first nine months of the year,” said Zoraima Cuello, vice president of the PLD, after noting that tax indicators confirm this reality.
He stated that according to official data from the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII), collections by internal ITBIS only grew by 2.8% between January and September 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.
“This means that, when inflation is discounted, a real drop of 1.4% is recorded, evidencing what all productive sectors already feel: consumption is stagnant and the economy is not advancing at the pace that people need,” he said.
Cuello maintained that the behavior of imports, a direct thermometer of demand, confirms this aforementioned deterioration in the economy.
“In the first 10 months of 2025, imports shipped for consumption barely grew 0.3% compared to the previous year. Furthermore, when essential products for MSMEs are observed, the figures are clear: imports of televisions fell by 4.8 million dollars; those of computers by 13.1 million; those of refrigerators by 3.7 million, and those of vehicles decreased by 22.7 million dollars,” Cuello added.
