Harvard Ranks the Dominican Republic as Latin America’s Only Top-20 Growth Economy Through 2034

2026-02-12 - 18:05

Key Points — Harvard’s Growth Lab projects the Dominican Republic will grow at 3.82% annually through 2034 — the only Latin American and Caribbean nation in the global top 20 for per capita GDP growth. — The forecast rests on the country’s rising economic complexity, driven by free trade zones that exported $8.6 billion in