Dominican Republic vs Upper middle income: Transport services
Transport services over time
- Dominican Republic
- Upper middle income
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
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.