Dominican Republic vs Japan: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Dominican Republic
- Japan
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 35.6% against 33.7% in Japan, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 162nd and Japan ranks 164th of 204 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 16.6% | 19.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 19.0% | 21.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 19.4% | 33.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 58.5% | 14.8% | 43.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 22.0% | 29.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 27.4% | 11.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 32.2% | 4.2% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Dominican Republic or Japan?
- Dominican Republic, at 35.6% against 33.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Dominican Republic and Japan?
- 1.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Japan rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Dominican Republic ranks 162nd and Japan ranks 164th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.