Dominican Republic vs Japan: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Dominican Republic
16.4%
in 2014
Japan
15.6%
in 2014
Dominican Republic rank
143rd
Japan rank
146th
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Dominican Republic
- Japan
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 16.4% against 15.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Japan ranks 146th of 193 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 22.9% | 4.8% | 18.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 23.0% | 7.7% | 15.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 19.9% | 8.3% | 11.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 10.2% | 8.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 11.6% | 9.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 9.4% | 15.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 12.8% | 6.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, Dominican Republic or Japan?
- Dominican Republic, at 16.4% against 15.6% in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Dominican Republic and Japan?
- 0.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
- How do Dominican Republic and Japan rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Japan ranks 146th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.