Trade in services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Trade in services was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Dominican Republic, 1968–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 15.8% for trade in services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Dominican Republic peaked at 30.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1984.
Dominican Republic ranks 125th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Trade in services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9.7% | — |
| 1969 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 11.5% | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 7.9% | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +146.4% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | +30.5% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 22.5% | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | +45.0% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 6.9% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 16.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 16.9% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 9.9% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.4% compare
- 123 Eswatini 16.0% compare
- 124 Madagascar 15.9% compare
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 15.7% compare
- 127 Uruguay 15.6% compare
- 128 Uzbekistan 15.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 9.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,290 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 7.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Dominican Republic?
- Trade in services in Dominican Republic was 15.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1984.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for trade in services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 125th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.