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The Spread indicator or country risk of the Dominican Republic has risen slightly in the first half of 2025, when comparing the index awarded at the end of 2024, with the closing of June this year.
The country risk went from being at 206 points at the beginning of the year to 217 points in the middle of the year (June), for an increase of 11 points, according to JP Morgan's measurements.
However, the Dominican Republic's country risk remains low, compared to other countries in the region, and its increase has been slight compared to those of other emerging economies.
Other economies that saw increases in their risk meter were Argentina (from 635 to 701), El Salvador (388 to 413), Colombia (330 to 349), Costa Rica (198 to 206), Paraguay (161 to 163), Chile 117 to 118 and Uruguay (84 to 86).
The other countries in the region lowered their risk level, although many remain at very high levels.
For example, in the case of Venezuela, which dropped from 23,773 to 18,156, Bolivia from 2,087 to 1,877, and Ecuador from 1,200 to 814 points in the first six months of the year.
From the lowest risk to the highest risk, the Dominican Republic ranks eighth among Latin American economies, scoring better than countries like Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, Chile, and Uruguay.
As they have a higher index Panama, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia.
