Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 10.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominican Republic, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominican Republic is 10.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 122.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.2% | — |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +56.8% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -36.2% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +108.8% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -45.3% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -28.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +39.7% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -46.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +51.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +29.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.9%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +108.8% | 6.2% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 9.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.3% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 8.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% compare
- 64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.6% compare
- 65 Costa Rica 10.3% compare
- 66 Norway 10.2% compare
- 68 Lesotho 10.1% compare
- 69 Zambia 9.9% compare
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominican Republic?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominican Republic was 10.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Dominican Republic ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).