Country export capability

Dominican Republic
export capability

A reported view of Dominican Republic's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

DOM1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$13.5B2024 reported value
Latest imports$30.5B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$17.0BExports minus imports
Export growth+7.3%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Dominican Republic export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Dominican Republic recorded $13.5B in exports and $30.5B in imports. The resulting -$17.0B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +7.3% year on year and show a calculated +4.2% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands received $7.5B in reported exports, representing 55.5% of the latest country total. Optical and medical instruments was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $2.2B and 16.1% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Dominican Republic's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$124.3B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$10.9KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population11.4MReported population
Labor force5.4KReported labor force
Investment rate25.5%National investment rate
Savings rate18.3%National savings rate
Trade openness42.1%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP12.9%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education73.2%Education context
Tertiary education10.8%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Dominican Republic
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
ChinaCHNCritical attention60.2%19.5%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
HaitiHTIHigh attention99.6%39.7%3.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAWatch29%10.9%1.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
FinlandFINCritical attention90%33.8%4.3%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
NicaraguaNICCritical attention51.7%31.4%8.3%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
Viet NamVNMCritical attention78.7%48.7%15.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
SwedenSWECritical attention79.5%71.7%3.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
MexicoMEXHigh attention56.4%9.6%13.6%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
Republic of KoreaKORHigh attention72.2%21.1%14.6%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
IndiaINDWatch14.3%21.1%53.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Dominican Republic
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.1B0%Declining -2.6%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Growing +1.1%
3ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Stable +10.5%
4IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining -0.5%
5ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating +20.6%
6ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Stable +4%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0.1%Accelerating -8.8%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Accelerating +60.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Dominican Republic.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Dominican Republic
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
19018HS4 detail codeOptical and medical instruments (90) ↗$2.0B15.1%13
27108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.4B10.1%3
32402HS4 detail codeTobacco (24) ↗$1.1B8.4%3
48536HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$983.3M7.3%10
57113HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$558.7M4.1%3
66109HS4 detail codeKnitted clothing (61) ↗$515.7M3.8%2
73006HS4 detail codePharmaceutical products (30) ↗$368.0M2.7%9
81801HS4 detail codeCocoa and cocoa preparations (18) ↗$296.3M2.2%1
97202HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$238.7M1.8%10
103926HS4 detail codePlastics (39) ↗$213.6M1.6%5
110803HS4 detail codeEdible fruit and nuts (08) ↗$182.3M1.4%2
122401HS4 detail codeTobacco (24) ↗$176.3M1.3%3

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Dominican Republic combines $13.5B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Dominican Republic recorded $13.5B in reported exports and $30.5B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $17.0B. Exports changed +7.3% year on year and +4.2% annualized over three years. Optical and medical instruments (HS2 90) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Dominican Republic exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Dominican Republic
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$7.5B55.5%+7.4%+6.3%
2HaitiHTI$911.1M6.8%+7.2%-1.5%
3Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$781.3M5.8%-3.6%-5.2%
4IndiaIND$559.7M4.1%+38.2%-4.4%
5ChinaCHN$449.0M3.3%-9.9%+14.5%
6CanadaCAN$292.9M2.2%+40.4%+17.1%
7GermanyDEU$257.0M1.9%-5.9%+2.8%
8MexicoMEX$220.1M1.6%+3.5%+13.9%
9NetherlandsNLD$192.9M1.4%-1.2%-10.9%
10United KingdomGBR$155.0M1.1%+6.2%+14.6%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$8.9B
2014
$10.2B
2015
$9.5B
2016
$9.8B
2017
$10.1B
2018
$10.6B
2019
$11.3B
2020
$10.2B
2021
$11.9B
2022
$12.0B
2023
$12.6B
2024
$13.5B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets21Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners1Country context
Shared-language partners24Country context
Average partner distance9,075 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA7.8%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share34%

Covered value under attention

Critical share2.4%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak17.1%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports67.9%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score6.4

History-based indicator

Partner concentration3,211.3

Partner HHI

Product concentration381.2

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3DOM
Exports Usd$13.5B
Imports Usd$30.5B
Trade Balance Usd-$17.0B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct7.3%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct2.9%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct4.2%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct6.9%
Export Partner Hhi3,211.3
Export Product Hhi381.2
Momentum Score6.4
Risk Score18
Gdp Million Usd124,282.25 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$10.9K
Population11,427,557
Labor Force5,352
Investment Rate Pct25.5%
Savings Rate Pct18.3%
Secondary Education Pct73.2%
Tertiary Education Pct10.8%
Total Factor Productivity782.2
Trade Openness Pct42.1%
Exports Gdp Pct12.9%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners21
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners1
Num Shared Language Partners24
Avg Partner Distance Km9,075 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta8
Pct Partners Shared Language9
Pct Partners Shared Border0
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km8,872
Num Border Partners25
Num Colonial Partners50
Avg Substitution Elasticity-9.3
Pct Products High Elasticity71
Pct Products Low Elasticity3
Real Market Potential58,915.5
Foreign Market Potential15,024.2

Exposure fields

Country Iso3DOM
All History Lane Count4,185
Current Lane Count2,158
Critical Lane Count15
High Attention Lane Count353
High Volatility Lane Count1,147
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count698
Declining Demand Lane Count7
Concentrated Market Lane Count868
Access Friction Lane Count624
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count65
Monitored Exports Current Usd$12.4B
Attention Exports Usd$4.2B
Critical Exports Usd$294.6M
High Volatility Exports Usd$3.2B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$1.5B
Non Fta Exports Usd$3.9B
Monitored Attention Share Pct34%
Monitored Critical Share Pct2.4%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct67.9%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv0.9
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct17.1%
Export Weighted Distance Km4,559 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$13.5B
Total Imports Latest Usd$30.5B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$17.0B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct7.3%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct4.2%
Gdp Latest Million Usd124,282.25 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$10.9K
Population Latest11,427,557
Investment Rate Latest Pct25.5%
Savings Rate Latest Pct18.3%
Trade Openness Latest Pct42.1%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct12.9%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest21
Foreign Market Potential Latest15,024.2
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct6.9%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct5.9%
Population 5y Cagr Pct1%
Partner Hhi Latest3,211.3
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct55.5%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct68.1%
Partner Hhi All Avg4,545.7
Partner Hhi All Max7,975.2
Product Hhi Latest381.2
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct10.4%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct28.7%
Product Hhi All Avg322.3
Product Hhi All Max520
Total Exports Attention Share Pct31.3%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct2.2%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$3.8B$4.7B-$839.7MNot reportedNot reported
1996$4.1B$5.2B-$1.1B+7.4%Not reported
1997$4.8B$6.2B-$1.4B+16.1%Not reported
1998$5.0B$6.7B-$1.7B+5.3%+9.5%
1999$4.9B$7.1B-$2.2B-1.9%+6.3%
2000$3.9B$7.4B-$3.5B-21.9%-6.9%
2001$3.9B$8.0B-$4.1B+2.1%-7.9%
2002$5.3B$9.5B-$4.2B+34.1%+2.3%
2003$5.6B$8.1B-$2.5B+5.5%+13.1%
2004$6.0B$8.8B-$2.8B+8.3%+15.3%
2005$6.4B$10.3B-$3.9B+6%+6.6%
2006$7.0B$12.6B-$5.7B+8.7%+7.7%
2007$7.2B$14.7B-$7.5B+4%+6.2%
2008$7.6B$16.7B-$9.1B+5.1%+6%
2009$5.9B$12.3B-$6.5B-22.7%-5.4%
2010$6.2B$15.4B-$9.2B+6.3%-4.8%
2011$7.5B$17.5B-$10.0B+19.5%-0.6%
2012$8.3B$17.3B-$9.0B+10.8%+12.1%
2013$8.9B$17.0B-$8.1B+7.5%+12.5%
2014$10.2B$17.8B-$7.6B+14.4%+10.9%
2015$9.5B$17.1B-$7.5B-6.3%+4.8%
2016$9.8B$17.8B-$7.9B+3.1%+3.4%
2017$10.1B$18.3B-$8.2B+2.9%-0.2%
2018$10.6B$20.8B-$10.1B+5.3%+3.7%
2019$11.3B$20.7B-$9.5B+5.8%+4.6%
2020$10.2B$17.3B-$7.2B-9.7%+0.2%
2021$11.9B$24.9B-$13.0B+17.3%+3.9%
2022$12.0B$30.2B-$18.2B+1%+2.3%
2023$12.6B$29.6B-$17.1B+4.4%+7.4%
2024$13.5B$30.5B-$17.0B+7.3%+4.2%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
190Optical and medical instruments$2.2B16.1%126142
271Precious stones and metals$2.0B14.6%8448
385Electrical machinery$1.4B10.2%132259
424Tobacco$1.4B10.1%13610
539Plastics$682.1M5.1%120129
661Knitted clothing$681.6M5.1%103106
730Pharmaceutical products$506.9M3.8%10840
872Iron and steel$473.9M3.5%50153
908Edible fruit and nuts$360.0M2.7%6166
1018Cocoa and cocoa preparations$325.3M2.4%7111

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
19018Optical and medical instruments (90)$2.0B15.1%13
27108Precious stones and metals (71)$1.4B10.1%3
32402Tobacco (24)$1.1B8.4%3
48536Electrical machinery (85)$983.3M7.3%10
57113Precious stones and metals (71)$558.7M4.1%3
66109Knitted clothing (61)$515.7M3.8%2
73006Pharmaceutical products (30)$368.0M2.7%9
81801Cocoa and cocoa preparations (18)$296.3M2.2%1
97202Iron and steel (72)$238.7M1.8%10
103926Plastics (39)$213.6M1.6%5
110803Edible fruit and nuts (08)$182.3M1.4%2
122401Tobacco (24)$176.3M1.3%3

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$7.5B55.5%+7.4%+6.3%
2HaitiHTI$911.1M6.8%+7.2%-1.5%
3Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$781.3M5.8%-3.6%-5.2%
4IndiaIND$559.7M4.1%+38.2%-4.4%
5ChinaCHN$449.0M3.3%-9.9%+14.5%
6CanadaCAN$292.9M2.2%+40.4%+17.1%
7GermanyDEU$257.0M1.9%-5.9%+2.8%
8MexicoMEX$220.1M1.6%+3.5%+13.9%
9NetherlandsNLD$192.9M1.4%-1.2%-10.9%
10United KingdomGBR$155.0M1.1%+6.2%+14.6%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1China (CHN)Critical attention60.2%19.5%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
2Haiti (HTI)High attention99.6%39.7%3.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)Watch29%10.9%1.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
4Finland (FIN)Critical attention90%33.8%4.3%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
5Nicaragua (NIC)Critical attention51.7%31.4%8.3%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
6Viet Nam (VNM)Critical attention78.7%48.7%15.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
7Sweden (SWE)Critical attention79.5%71.7%3.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
8Mexico (MEX)High attention56.4%9.6%13.6%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
9Republic of Korea (KOR)High attention72.2%21.1%14.6%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
10India (IND)Watch14.3%21.1%53.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Australia (AUS)848140new$63.1M0.3%100
2Bulgaria (BGR)960390new$12.0M0.9%100
3Bahamas (BHS)681189new$377.4K65.7%100
4Australia (AUS)847982new$90.8M0.3%100
5United Arab Emirates (ARE)710812new$80.0B0%100
6Bulgaria (BGR)300691new$6.5M15.4%100
7Spain (ESP)261690new$4.7M14.2%100
8Slovakia (SVK)901812new$55.2M2.8%100
9Peru (PER)140490new$28.6M1.1%100
10China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG)710812new$41.7B0%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.1B0%Declining (-2.6%)
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Growing (+1.1%)
3China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Stable (+10.5%)
4India (IND)270900$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining (-0.5%)
5China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating (+20.6%)
6China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Stable (+4%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0.1%Accelerating (-8.8%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Accelerating (+60.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Dominican Republic export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Dominican Republic export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Dominican Republic.

What is the latest reported export value for Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic recorded $13.5B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Dominican Republic?

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands leads by reported export value at $7.5B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Dominican Republic's exports?

Optical and medical instruments leads by reported value at $2.2B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Dominican Republic trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.