Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 16.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Dominican Republic, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Dominican Republic is 16.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Dominican Republic peaked at 19.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 88th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.8% | -52.8% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +23.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +185.4% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | +61.0% |
| 1977 | 7.2% | +97.9% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -30.2% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +195.1% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | +81.3% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -34.0% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -49.5% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 16.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 16.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +195.1% | 3.3% | 9.7% |
| 1967 | +185.4% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| 1977 | +97.9% | 3.6% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 6 |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 3.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 7.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 8.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.1% | 17.0% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within in Dominican Republic?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Dominican Republic was 16.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Dominican Republic ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.