Central Bank: DR to receive a record $50.2 billion in foreign exchange this year

The Dominican Republic would receive a record $50.2 billion in foreign currency inflows this year, according to Central Bank Governor Héctor Valdez Albizu. Tourism, remittances, exports and foreign investment sustain the flow.

The engines of the record

The growth in foreign currency inflows reflects the simultaneous performance of the economy’s big engines: tourism, which keeps breaking arrival records; remittances, above $12 billion; free zones and exports, alongside foreign direct investment.

Why it matters for the peso

A larger flow of foreign currency strengthens the Central Bank’s international reserves and gives it room to defend exchange rate stability. The dollar reference remains around RD$58.19, and the abundance of dollars reduces pressure on the Dominican peso.

The key figure

$50.2 billion. The record level of foreign currency inflows projected for 2026, equivalent to about half of the country’s gross domestic product.