Dominican Republic vs New Zealand: Merchandise trade

Dominican Republic
35.6%
in 2025
New Zealand
35.7%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
162nd
New Zealand rank
161st

Merchandise trade over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 35.7% against 35.6% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 162nd and New Zealand ranks 161st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 35.6% 31.9% 3.7% Dominican Republic
1970s 40.1% 40.0% 0.1% Dominican Republic
1980s 52.8% 43.7% 9.1% Dominican Republic
1990s 58.5% 43.3% 15.2% Dominican Republic
2000s 51.8% 44.6% 7.2% Dominican Republic
2010s 39.3% 40.5% 1.2% New Zealand
2020s 36.4% 36.3% 0.1% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade, Dominican Republic or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 35.7% against 35.6% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Dominican Republic and New Zealand?
0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and New Zealand rank globally for merchandise trade?
Dominican Republic ranks 162nd and New Zealand ranks 161st 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

Indicator
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 14,091 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.