Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 52.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Dominican Republic is 52.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Dominican Republic peaked at 65.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1979.
That places Dominican Republic 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 37.8% | — |
| 1969 | 37.1% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 44.1% | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 47.9% | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 46.1% | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 38.2% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 34.8% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 40.0% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 38.7% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +18.7% |
| 1983 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 39.6% | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 39.7% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 44.8% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 40.8% | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 45.3% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | +50.9% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 58.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 63.1% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 61.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 52.5% | +14.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 52.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 52.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.3%, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +50.9% | 42.0% | 63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.4% | 37.1% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.7% | 34.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 38.7% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 37.6% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 55.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 41.7% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 45.8% | 52.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 32 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 53.2% compare
- 34 Tanzania 52.6% compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 52.2% compare
- 37 Montenegro 51.7% compare
- 38 Honduras 50.4% compare
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Dominican Republic?
- Transport services in Dominican Republic was 52.5% 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 65.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1979.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for transport services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.