Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, scores 58 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #168 of 309 destinations. 27 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 70% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 58
• OECD: 55
• UN Tourism: 51
• UNDRR: 58

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 0.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Resident support for tourism: 85.4 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (Centro de Estudios Turísticos y Desarrollo Local (CETDEL), Quantum Analytics y UNIBE - 'Turismo Local Santo Domingo 2025: Percepción Comunitaria, Oportunidades y Sostenibilidad', 2025). At or above 70: grade 4/4.
• Nights in the three busiest months: 29.8 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Municipal waste per resident: 814 kg per resident per year (Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional (ADN) / SISMAP, 2022). Above 700: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 341 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / UN-Water, SDG Country Profiles (Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.

Dominican Republic in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Dominican Republic is #66 of 110 countries (3.93 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 57 on the CIRA Index; Santo Domingo is 1 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 71

• Nights in the three busiest months: 29.8 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 26.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 38.8 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana / Centro Regional de Estrategias Económicas Sostenibles (CREES), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 148 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Ministerio de Turismo de la República Dominicana (MITUR), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 7.9 nights per visitor (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana (BCRD) via Periódico elDinero, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 59.9 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Ministerio de Turismo de la República Dominicana (MITUR) / SITUR, Compendio Turístico, 2023). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: 9 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana (BCRD) - Encuesta Nacional Continua de Fuerza de Trabajo (ENCFT), Q2 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 5.3 % of the labour force (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana, Encuesta Nacional Continua de Fuerza de Trabajo (ENCFT), Q2 2026). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 24,543 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 63.9 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana (BCRD) - Encuesta Nacional Continua de Fuerza de Trabajo (ENCFT), Q2 2026). Between 55 and 64: grade 1/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 40

• Extreme heat days: 0.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 341 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 4.4 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 25

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / UN-Water, SDG Country Profiles (Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 814 kg per resident per year (Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional (ADN) / SISMAP, 2022). Above 700: grade 0/4. Source
• Green space: 15.4 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (El Inmobiliario / Periódico El Día (citing botanical and spatial analysis in Distrito Nacional), 2021). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• Short-let density: 1.4 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) X Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2022, 2022–2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: 85.4 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (Centro de Estudios Turísticos y Desarrollo Local (CETDEL), Quantum Analytics y UNIBE - 'Turismo Local Santo Domingo 2025: Percepción Comunitaria, Oportunidades y Sostenibilidad', 2025). At or above 70: grade 4/4. Source

Access and continuity: 71

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (ADL / APORDOM / AERODOM, 2024–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Alcaldía del Distrito Nacional (ADN), 2025). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministerio de Turismo de la República Dominicana (MITUR), 2021–2024). Grade 3/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 48.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Dirección General de Presupuesto (DIGEPRES) / MITUR, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4. Source

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