Dominican Republic recorded a trade deficit of 1289.30 USD Million in September of 2025. Balance of Trade in Dominican Republic averaged -577.56 USD Million from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 122.10 USD Million in March of 2004 and a record low of -1737.10 USD Million in June of 2022. source: Central American Monetary Council

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-1289.30	-1078.60	USD Million	Sep 2025
Capital Flows	46.00	-44.40	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account	-981.10	-951.00	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-3.40	-3.70	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	1306.00	1334.90	USD Million	Sep 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	45158.40	45348.64	USD Million	Aug 2025
External Debt to GDP	31.90	31.90	percent of GDP	Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment	1189.60	1563.50	USD Million	Sep 2025
Gold Reserves	0.57	0.57	Tonnes	Sep 2025
Imports	2595.30	2413.50	USD Million	Sep 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances	1098.40	889.50	USD Million	Dec 2025
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals	825847.00	976734.00		Jan 2026

Dominican Republic Balance of Trade

The Dominican Republic’s dwindling export competitiveness has resulted in large trade deficits in recent years. The Dominican Republic mostly exports ferronickel, cigars, plastics, electrical equipment, bananas, jewellery, medical equipment, clothing, scrap metals and beverages. Dominican Republic mostly imports fuel, electrical equipment, natural gas, oil, iron and steel, corn, jewellery, electronic appliances and cotton. The Dominican Republic’s main trading partner is the United States accounting for over 50 percent of total trade. Others include Venezuela, China, Colombia, Mexico, Haiti and Netherlands Antilles.