Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 81.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominican Republic, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominican Republic is 81.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.7% | — |
| 1961 | 99.2% | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 99.6% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 94.3% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 95.4% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 98.0% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 95.5% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 89.2% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 92.7% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 86.4% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 89.1% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 86.7% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 94.4% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 98.0% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 95.2% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 94.2% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 94.5% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 92.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 97.1% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +5.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 81.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 81.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.8% | 95.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 89.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 86.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 92.9% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 78.0% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 67.4% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 77.0% | 83.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominican Republic?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominican Republic was 81.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.