{"id":3895,"date":"2012-05-08T19:32:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/vcpeindex\/?page_id=3895"},"modified":"2023-11-03T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:07:38","slug":"dominicanrepublic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/vcpeindex\/dominicanrepublic\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/omnipotent.net\/jquery.sparkline\/2.1.2\/jquery.sparkline.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"line-height:36px; width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size:32px; font-weight:bold; width:50%;\">Dominican Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:50%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size:20px;\">Rank: 100 &middot; Score: 28.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:right;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"line-height:36px; width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; width:36%;\">Basic facts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:11%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:6%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:36%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:11%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Population (millions)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">11.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">IPOs and pulic issues (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP (US$ billions)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">113.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">M&amp;A volume (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP per capita (US$)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">10,085.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Venture capital investments (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">2nd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP growth (per cent)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">4.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Private equity investments (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"line-height:36px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:18px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #ddd; line-height:24px; width:100%;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:20px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:100%;\">Performance Overview<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; line-height:60px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">Indicator<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; width:51.1%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Rank \/ 125<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Rank Trend<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; line-height:60px; padding-left:10px;\" colspan=\"2\">VC\/PE Country Attractiveness Index<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\">100<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">27, 25, 27, 25, 25<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\">28.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd1')\">1<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd1')\">Economic Activity<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">58<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">67, 52, 99, 59, 67<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">73.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd1\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Size of the Economy (GDP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">64<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">61, 61, 61, 62, 61<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">42.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">1.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Expected Real GDP Growth<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">30<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">101, 33, 118, 76, 95<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">109.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">1.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Unemployment<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">88<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">48, 46, 58, 37, 37<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">84.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd2')\">2<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd2')\">Depth of Capital Market<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">97<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">30, 28, 26, 27, 28<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">12.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">2.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Size and Liquidity of the Stock Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">102<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">23, 23, 23, 23, 23<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">20.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Total Trading Volume<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">83<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">42, 42, 42, 42, 42<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">IPOs and Public Issuing Activity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">61<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">72, 65, 63, 64, 64<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">M&#038;A Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">92<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">30, 28, 31, 35, 33<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">21.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Debt and Credit Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">42<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">74, 76, 74, 77, 83<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">80.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Bank Non-Performing Loans<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">28<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">104, 106, 104, 102, 97<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">99.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd3')\">3<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd3')\">Taxation<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">56, 55, 48, 43, 43<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">81.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd3\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Tax Incentives and Administrative Burden<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">56, 55, 48, 43, 43<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">81.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd4')\">4<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd4')\">Investor Protection and Corporate Governance<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">84<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">33, 38, 36, 41, 41<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">56.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd4\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">4.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Quality of Corporate Governance<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">92<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">31, 33, 31, 33, 33<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">53.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">4.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Security of Property Rights<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">74<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">44, 51, 51, 51, 51<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">59.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">4.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Quality of Legal Enforcement<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">70<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">35, 41, 48, 55, 55<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">55.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd5')\">5<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd5')\">Human and Social Environment<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">96<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">17, 21, 21, 25, 29<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">25.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd5\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">5.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Education and Human Capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">95<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">21, 30, 30, 30, 30<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">6.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">5.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Labor Regulations<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">89<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">23, 36, 36, 36, 36<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">57.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Bribing and Corruption<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">96<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">24, 20, 20, 28, 29<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">39.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd6')\">6<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd6')\">Entrepreneurial Opportunities<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">111<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">13, 13, 13, 12, 14<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">24.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd6\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Innovation<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; 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