Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 60.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Dominican Republic, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 60.2% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1996.
Dominican Republic ranks 100th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.5% | — |
| 1961 | 98.3% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 97.3% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 94.6% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 93.4% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 76.5% | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75.4% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 74.1% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 69.1% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 63.6% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 60.7% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 75.3% | +26.4% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 73.3% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 76.7% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 78.7% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | +53.9% |
| 1998 | 83.1% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | -1.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 60.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 60.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +53.9% | 51.5% | 79.3% |
| 1986 | +26.4% | 59.6% | 75.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.1% | 93.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 76.4% | 75.4% | 77.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 55.0% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.8% | 51.5% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 67.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 61.3% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 60.2% | 64.2% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Dominican Republic?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Dominican Republic was 60.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1996.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.