Dominican Republic achieves Highest Historical Value in Mining Exports Exceeding US$2.59Bn in 2025

  • The Dominican Republic reached the highest value of mining exports in 2025, closing with an accumulated value exceeding US$2,590Mn, making 2025 the year with the highest exports from this sector of the economy. This value represents a growth of 52% relative to 2024, when mining exports totalled US$1,712.7Mn and a 20% increase relative to 2021, according to data from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
  • The information was provided by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, who noted that for the growth of 2025, the last quarter of the year stands out, recording US$825.9Mn, 67% higher than the same period in 2024. Santos specified that mining maintains a significant share of national exports, accounting for more than 40% of total exports, with gold as the main export.
  • Notably, the figures for the last quarter of 2025 represent an increase of nearly 14.0% compared to July-September of that year, reaching more than US$720Mn, driven mainly by exports of gold and silver. Santos stated that these results are the result of a management aimed at strengthening investments and institutional strengthening. He also pointed out that the progress made in the mining sector translates into a boost to the national economy.
  • Dominican mining sector consolidated its attractiveness as a destination for foreign capital in 2025. Official data indicates that mining captured more than US$556.3Mn in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) between January and September, representing approximately 14% of the total FDI received by the country in that period, according to Central Bank figures.
  • “This leadership responds to the sustained performance of products such as gold, silver and copper, which concentrate a significant part of the exported value and contribute decisively to the generation of foreign exchange, employment and investment,” Santos said. As a whole, the energy and mining sector accounted for around 40% of all FDI captured by the Dominican Republic in 2025, according to the Minister, consolidating itself as one of the principal axes of attraction of foreign capital within the national economy.

(Source: Dominican Today)