Gold vs. the Dominican peso

How much Dominican peso it took to buy one ounce of gold then, and how much it takes today.

What the Dominican peso lost against gold in 20 years

92 %

One ounce cost RD$ 19,721.90 in Oct 2006. Today it costs RD$ 242,226.

Ago	Ounce then	In USD then	Ounce today	×	Purchasing power lost
1 years (Oct 2025)	RD$ 258,775	US$ 4,058.00	RD$ 242,226	0.9×	−7 %
5 years (Oct 2021)	RD$ 100,426	US$ 1,777.00	RD$ 242,226	2.4×	59 %
10 years (Oct 2016)	RD$ 58,835.81	US$ 1,267.00	RD$ 242,226	4.1×	76 %
20 years (Oct 2006)	RD$ 19,721.90	US$ 586.00	RD$ 242,226	12.3×	92 %

"Purchasing power lost" = how much less gold the same amount of money buys today. Then: monthly average (World Bank and BIS). Today: current spot price. Does not include consumer-price inflation.

Updated: Oct 30, 2026 10:59 UTC · 1 USD = 60.8806 DOP (market reference, ExchangeRate-API)

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