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Dominican Republic — Trade & Compliance

Dominican Republic's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

5
trade agreements
5
cargo treaties
7.58%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Dominican Republic beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1USA52.8%
  2. 2Haiti6.1%
  3. 3Switzerland5.2%
  4. 4India5.2%
  5. 5China4.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1USA39.6%
  2. 2China18.4%
  3. 3Spain3.9%
  4. 4Mexico3.7%
  5. 5Brazil3.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Optical/medical instruments18.5%
  2. 2Pearls, precious stones & metals13.9%
  3. 3Tobacco9.5%
  4. 4Electrical machinery9.5%
  5. 5Plastics4.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils16.7%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances8.8%
  3. 3Vehicles8.8%
  4. 4Electrical machinery7.8%
  5. 5Plastics5.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Haiti+6.11pp
  2. 2India+1.70pp
  3. 3France+0.82pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1USA−4.77pp
  2. 2Switzerland−3.92pp
  3. 3Italy−1.82pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Cocoa+1.51pp
  2. 2Plastics+0.85pp
  3. 3Optical/medical instruments+0.79pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Iron & steel−2.32pp
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils−1.64pp
  3. 3Pearls, precious stones & metals−1.31pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - CARIFORUM States2021
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EU - CARIFORUM States2008
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)2006
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Dominican Republic - Central America2001
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Panama - Dominican Republic1987
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 5 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1953176 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2026148 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 201099 ratifications
  • Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
    Party · 196474 ratifications
  • Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
    Party · 197736 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 5 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
DOP
Dominican Peso
ISO numeric 2142 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
7.58%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
4.9M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
gypsum and plaster
144.7K tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 100 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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