Dominican Republic: Imports, billion dollars

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 Dominican Republic

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 35.49
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 9.38
 Min - Max 0.11 - 36.71
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 35.49 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 36.06 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Dominican Republic from 1960 to 2025 is 9.38 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.11 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 36.71 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Dominican Republic: Imports, billion dollars
 2025 35.49
 2024 36.06
 2023 34.35
 2022 36.71
 2021 28.86
 2020 20.37
 2019 24.59
 2018 24.09




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Current account, percent of GDP -1.17 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars -1.49 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -4.22 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -7.58 2024 billion U.S. dollars
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 Remittances, percent of GDP 9.05 2024 percent
 Remittances 12,411.40 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -738.20 2025 million USD
 External debt 43.89 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 7.59 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 25.50 2023 percent
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