Dominican Republic vs Upper middle income: Transport services

Dominican Republic
52.5%
in 2025
Upper middle income
23.3%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
31st

Transport services over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Upper middle income
203040506070196819962025

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 52.5% against 23.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 29.2%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 43.0% 54.4% 11.5% Upper middle income
1990s 54.8% 41.1% 13.7% Dominican Republic
2000s 60.7% 34.8% 25.9% Dominican Republic
2010s 48.9% 28.3% 20.6% Dominican Republic
2020s 49.4% 26.9% 22.5% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Dominican Republic or Upper middle income?
Dominican Republic, at 52.5% against 23.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Dominican Republic and Upper middle income?
29.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Upper middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Upper middle income rank globally for transport services?
Dominican Republic ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.