Agricultural raw materials imports in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agricultural raw materials imports was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Dominican Republic, 1972–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.9% for agricultural raw materials imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural raw materials imports in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 110th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Agricultural raw materials imports in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.0% | — |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +184.7% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -31.5% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | +52.1% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | -34.7% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -36.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +54.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural raw materials imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +184.7% | 1.0% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 27.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Dominican Republic?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Dominican Republic was 0.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Dominican Republic ranks 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.