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The Dominican Association of Pension Fund Administrators (ADAFP) reported that between January and December 2025, workers affiliated with the AFPs earned more than RD$112,849.9 million from the profitability of their savings investments, which represents 68.3% of the total growth of the funds last year.
In 2025, the assets of workers' pension funds increased by more than RD$165.346 billion, of which 68.3% was due to profitability, with a net growth in contributions of 31.7%. At the end of 2025, individual capitalization pension funds amounted to more than 1.27 trillion pesos, owned by more than 5 million 293 thousand affiliates.
With the investment management of the AFPs, the pension fund portfolio continues to diversify towards sectors of high economic and social impact, such as zone
franca, tourism and energy, among others.
By the end of 2025, the pension funds managed by the AFPs invested in the real sector of the economy exceed RD$ 327,939.9 million, in instruments such as investment fund shares, private company bonds, public offering trusts and company shares.
In that sense, the investment of these funds in real economy sectors increased by more than RD$ 81,225 million during 2025, or 32.9% compared to the values of 2024.
In the information provided, the ADAFP highlighted that with the performance of 2025, the nominal historical profitability of pension funds is at 11.7%, a very positive result in favor of the members of the AFPs in achieving the objectives of generating the
heritage for its protection.
He also pointed out that "these resources are key to macroeconomic stability and with the greater diversification of investments that
AFPs invest in various sectors through public offering instruments in the Dominican Republic's securities market, generating employment and wealth, which contributes to the country's economic and social development.
About the ADAFP
The ADAFP is the business union entity that groups and represents the Dominican AFPs, companies that are in charge of managing the savings of workers
for their pensions. Its mission is to contribute to a quality retirement for all workers by promoting the best management practices, legal security and financial sustainability. Its members are AFP Popular, AFP Crecer, AFP Siembra, AFP
Reservations, AFP Romana and AFP JMMB-BDI.
