shortage.life · last_sync · 2026-07-03 16:59:58 UTCbuild 27d88d1 · node v22.22.2

// node

shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
● online · 47/47 sources · 312ms

// $_ exec

$ shortage country get DOM
> stress_index: 0.45 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $72.13/b ●
TTF       €44.25/MWh ●
OPEC_ORB  n/a
SPR_US    331.2 Mb ▼
FAO_FFPI  130.8 ▼
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$72.13● 0.0%TTF€44.25● 0.0%HH$3.25● 0.0%SPR_US331.2 Mb17.0dEU_GAS47.7%18c avgFAO_FFPI130.8▼0.2%WHT$6.00/bu● 0.0%BRENT$72.13● 0.0%TTF€44.25● 0.0%HH$3.25● 0.0%SPR_US331.2 Mb17.0dEU_GAS47.7%18c avgFAO_FFPI130.8▼0.2%WHT$6.00/bu● 0.0%
~/countries/DOM·region: Caribbean·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/DOM

Dominican Republic / DOM

ISO DOMDO│capital: Santo Domingo│region: Caribbean│population: 11.4M
WATCH
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.45

[ 00 ]  $_COMMODITIES · DOM · live readings

DOM · top by value

JODI · USDA WASDE · AGSI+ · latest 2025-06-15
  1. oilimp0.01mb/d▼ 33.3%

DOM · biggest movers (m/m)

|Δ| desc — anomaly-led view · latest 2025-06-15
  1. oilimp0.01mb/d▼ 33.3%

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.45

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$130 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$11,500
AREA48,671 km²
POPULATION11.4M
INFLATION · 20264%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20273.5%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y4%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP60%
UNEMPLOYMENT5.5%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS99%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil78 78.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables22 22.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.16 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION1.5 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY75%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY40%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilgaswheat

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER35days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

The Dominican Republic imports all of its oil and gas, with LNG now a major part of its power mix alongside coal and renewables. A large tourism sector drives energy demand. Hurricanes and low cereal self-sufficiency are its principal exposures.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSmoderate
DROUGHTmoderate

The Dominican Republic faces recurrent drought that lowers the reservoirs supplying water and power.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Lake Enriquillohigh

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2026-03-12ECONIran-war fuel price shock hits Caribbean importersCARICOM Energy Unit

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// CARIBBEAN-FUEL-2026

Caribbean import-fuel crisis.

prob 0.48
severity 3.5 / 5 · revision 2026-05-10elevated · 14 Caribbean economies · diesel + jet fuel + power
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · commercial inventoriesAll oil is imported; stocks are held against hurricane and regional supply disruption.moderate35daysWATCH
Natural gas · LNG terminal supplyAn LNG import terminal supplies a growing share of power generation.import-based20daysWATCH
Grain · commercial stocksCereal self-sufficiency is low; wheat and much rice are imported.moderate45daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS910
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +11%
RANK · WORLD#61
TourismConstructionManufacturing
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/DOM | jq '.stress'
> 0.45
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/DOM·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=DOM)·license: CC-BY-4.0