Merchandise trade in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Merchandise trade was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Dominican Republic stood at 35.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Dominican Republic peaked at 85.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1984.
Dominican Republic ranks 162nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.6% | — |
| 1961 | 34.1% | -18.1% |
| 1962 | 38.8% | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 38.1% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 39.0% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 25.1% | -35.6% |
| 1966 | 32.3% | +28.7% |
| 1967 | 34.1% | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 37.5% | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 34.9% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 37.2% | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 36.1% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 37.0% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 39.7% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 49.4% | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 40.3% | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 38.3% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 37.9% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | +24.3% |
| 1981 | 45.1% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 32.4% | -28.2% |
| 1983 | 30.2% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +139.0% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | +23.9% |
| 1988 | 85.5% | +27.1% |
| 1989 | 81.6% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 73.2% | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 57.1% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 53.8% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 58.1% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 25.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 35.1% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 25.0% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.5% | 53.6% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 36.9% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 35.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 34.7% | 39.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- 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$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,583 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Dominican Republic?
- Merchandise trade in Dominican Republic was 35.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1984.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for merchandise trade?
- Dominican Republic ranks 162nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.