Dominican Republic
South & Central America and the Caribbean
Trade in Dominican Republic
| Dominican Republic was the world’s 86th largest exporter of goods and 65th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $14644 and $14691 million USD respectively. Dominican Republic’s top export category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products, and fuels and mining products. In 2023, Dominican Republic’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to United States, Haiti and Switzerland, with trade representing 51.78 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Dominican Republic is the world’s 73rd largest importer of goods and 95th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $32349 and $6336 million USD respectively in 2025. Dominican Republic’s top import category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products and fuels and mining products. Leading import partners were United States, China and Brazil. Dominican Republic is part of 5 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with Dominican Republic – Central America, Dominican Republic – Central America – United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and EU – CARIFORUM States. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Dominican Republic |
Abbreviation |
DO |
Capital |
Santo Domingo |
WTO Membership Date |
9 March 1995 |
Legal System |
civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system |
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Spanish |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Dominican peso |
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Exchange Rate |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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Copyright Offices |
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Industrial Property Offices |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
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Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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