Transport services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Transport services was 8.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Transport services in Dominican Republic, 1968–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8.3% for transport services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.5% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 140th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Transport services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 24.5% | — |
| 1969 | 22.2% | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 23.2% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 22.4% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 19.9% | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 19.2% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 12.5% | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | -35.1% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | -41.6% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +34.4% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -69.8% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +115.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +14.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 57% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +115.9% | 2.2% | 4.7% |
| 1993 | -69.8% | 5.2% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.4% | 22.2% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 8.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 6 |
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 transport services in Dominican Republic?
- Transport services in Dominican Republic was 8.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1968.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for transport services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.