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Dominican Republic
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Continent: North America, Region: Caribbean Islands
Population as of 2020: 10.8 million 84 of 193
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Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $124.28 billion 63 of 193
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Total merchandise exports in 2024: $12.92 billion. 77 of 193
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These are calendar-year 2024 goods exports reported by Dominican Republic, excluding services. All amounts are nominal 2024 U.S. dollars, valued free on board (FOB), with no inflation adjustment. (The composition of other customs regimes and the treatment of re-exports remain partly unconfirmed.)
Top Exports
Top 20 export categories, 2024
Ranked by export value.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments and appliances | $1.85 billion | Optical, measuring, medical and precision instruments |
| 2 | Gold, unwrought, semi-manufactured or in powder form | $1.53 billion | Precious metals, gemstones, jewellery and coins |
| 3 | Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes | $1.06 billion | Tobacco, tobacco substitutes and nicotine products |
| 4 | Electrical switching, protection and connection apparatus for voltages up to 1 kV; optical-fibre connectors | $910.65 million | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 5 | Jewellery and parts of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal | $652.19 million | Precious metals, gemstones, jewellery and coins |
| 6 | Other specified pharmaceutical goods | $475.03 million | Pharmaceutical products |
| 7 | Knitted or crocheted T-shirts, singlets and other vests | $457.01 million | Knitted or crocheted clothing and accessories |
| 8 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted | $431.73 million | Cocoa and cocoa products |
| 9 | Unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse | $241.71 million | Tobacco, tobacco substitutes and nicotine products |
| 10 | Other articles of plastics | $239.82 million | Plastics and plastic articles |
| 11 | Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried | $185.09 million | Fruit and nuts |
| 12 | Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form | $161.28 million | Sugar and sugar confectionery |
| 13 | Plastic packing and transport containers, stoppers, lids and other closures | $155.62 million | Plastics and plastic articles |
| 14 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages; undenatured ethyl alcohol below 80% alcohol | $127.87 million | Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
| 15 | Brooms, brushes, mops, dusters, paint pads, rollers and squeegees | $118.74 million | Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
| 16 | Plastic tableware, kitchenware, household and toilet articles | $118.54 million | Plastics and plastic articles |
| 17 | Copper ores and concentrates | $116.41 million | Ores, slag and ash |
| 18 | Cement, including cement clinker | $112.87 million | Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement |
| 19 | Other forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded iron or non-alloy steel bars and rods | $109.63 million | Iron and steel |
| 20 | Precious-metal waste and scrap, excluding separately classified electrical and electronic waste | $106.91 million | Precious metals, gemstones, jewellery and coins |
Top 10 importers of Dominican Republic's exports, 2024
Ranked by Dominican Republic's reported merchandise exports to each named destination economy. Separately reported territories may appear. These are recorded export destinations; goods may subsequently be re-exported.
| Rank | Country | Dollar amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) | $7.62 billion |
| 2 | Haiti | $895.58 million |
| 3 | Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) | $749.96 million |
| 4 | India | $685.22 million |
| 5 | Netherlands | $399.96 million |
| 6 | China | $367.62 million |
| 7 | Canada | $185.83 million |
| 8 | Germany | $142.03 million |
| 9 | Spain | $129.92 million |
| 10 | Belgium | $120.07 million |
