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Dominican Republic: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

76 / 138

Importer Rank

67 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

115 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $11,725,013,719
Total Imports (2021) $24,482,223,982
Trade Balance (2021) ($12,757,210,263)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 21.75%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 30.98%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $6,517,343,825
Switzerland $961,459,227
Haiti $954,508,918
India $750,595,733
Netherlands $415,756,703
China $244,371,793
Germany $116,230,649
Belgium $102,739,151
Italy $99,451,752
United Kingdom $86,885,427

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $11,491,019,369
China $3,982,415,213
Mexico $946,865,086
Brazil $874,933,199
Spain $744,361,487
Italy $611,248,669
Colombia $589,564,497
Germany $462,102,702
Argentina $389,712,199
India $356,766,552

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $2,554,622,698
(24) Tobacco $1,236,121,306
(85) Electrical Machinery $1,190,509,902
(90) Precision Instruments $1,187,712,458
(72) Iron & Steel $641,573,080
(39) Plastics $546,028,445
(30) Pharmaceuticals $461,416,813
(61) Apparel: Knit $446,036,356
(08) Fruit & Nuts $370,988,185
(18) Cocoa $218,206,037

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $4,255,358,649
(39) Plastics $2,096,556,944
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,922,994,080
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,922,399,817
(85) Electrical Machinery $1,763,829,998
(30) Pharmaceuticals $1,269,454,529
(72) Iron & Steel $1,039,280,807
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $880,467,197
(48) Paper $719,932,092
(10) Cereals $661,643,761

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 2/18/2023
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