Computer, communications and other services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Computer, communications and other services was 14.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Dominican Republic, 1968–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 14.0% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is down 40.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Dominican Republic peaked at 31.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2005.
Dominican Republic ranks 169th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 14.2% | — |
| 1969 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 7.9% | -39.7% |
| 1971 | 10.0% | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 10.1% | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +44.8% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 15.6% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +58.3% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | +41.0% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 26.4% | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -67.8% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +95.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +35.9% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +56.1% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +40.5% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | -40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 7.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 13.9% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 7.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 11.6% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 14.0% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Dominican Republic?
- Computer, communications and other services in Dominican Republic was 14.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.