What is the highest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.

What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.

How does Dominican Republic rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Dominican Republic ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominican Republic

Name: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominican Republic
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Dominican Republic: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.3%

World rank

160th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1988

All-time low

0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1984

Years of data

1968–2025

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominican Republic, 1968–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Dominican Republic stood at 0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

Dominican Republic ranks 160th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominican Republic, 1968 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1968	0.2462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1969	0.2411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1970	0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1971	0.2449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1972	0.2223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1973	0.2405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1974	0.3132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.2%
1975	0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1976	0.2505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1977	0.2391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1978	0.2437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1979	0.2699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1980	0.2838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1981	0.2405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1982	0.1856 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
1983	0.1711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1984	0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
1985	0.3093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+130.4%
1986	0.267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1987	0.335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.4%
1988	0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1989	0.3632 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1990	0.3157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1991	0.2248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.8%
1992	0.2352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1993	0.2767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1994	0.2672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1995	0.2483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1996	0.2578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1997	0.2679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1998	0.2868 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1999	0.2916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2000	0.3205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2001	0.2827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2002	0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2003	0.2951 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2004	0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2005	0.2472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
2006	0.2941 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
2007	0.2927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2008	0.3234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2009	0.2448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
2010	0.3308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.2%
2011	0.3486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2012	0.3403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2013	0.313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2014	0.3021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2015	0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2016	0.2749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2017	0.2661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2018	0.2837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2019	0.2751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2020	0.2585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2021	0.3025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
2022	0.3246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2023	0.286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2024	0.2908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2025	0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

Dominican Republic's 0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 52% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Dominican Republic's 0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1985	+130.4%	0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2
1970s	0.255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

157 Ghana 0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
158 Saudi Arabia 0.2805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
159 Guinea-Bissau 0.2784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
161 Mali 0.2723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
162 Turkey 0.2717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
163 Bermuda 0.2673 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Dominican Republic?: Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Dominican Republic was 0.2782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Dominican Republic rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Dominican Republic ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.