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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic began replacing its compulsory cédula with a chip card carrying biometric data and a digital version from 12 April 2026. Central bank CBDC work is research only per existing data.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Dominican Republic
- Program
- New cédula de identidad y electoral with chip
- Status
- Being built or piloted
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
The Junta Central Electoral said replacement starts 12 April 2026. The chip stores personal and biometric data and can hold a digital signature certificate. A mobile app will provide the digital identity after validation, and the physical cédula is required to obtain it.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Research
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic research.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-04-12Rolling it out
Replacement of the cédula with the chip and digital-identity card began. Diario Libre ↗
UN and WHO
How Dominican Republic has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Didn't vote
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 73.0 · rank 64 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 3
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.