2022
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GDP
$114BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
87.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$15.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
48.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$10,121CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
67.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$2,255CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
29.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Dominican Republic-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Dominican Republic exported $71.3M to Nicaragua. The main products that Dominican Republic exported to Nicaragua were Knit T-shirts ($38.8M), Raw Tobacco ($11M), and Packaged Medicaments ($7.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 20.9%, from $27.6M in 2017 to $71.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Dominican Republic did not export any services to Nicaragua.

Nicaragua-Dominican Republic Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $24.1M to Dominican Republic. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Dominican Republic were Raw Tobacco ($7.69M), Packaged Medicaments ($2.82M), and Coffee ($2.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 4.21%,  from $19.6M in 2017 to $24.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Nicaragua did not export any services to Dominican Republic.

Comparison: In 2022,  Dominican Republic ranked 62 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.052), and 92 in total exports ($13.8B). That same year, Nicaragua ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 111 in total exports ($7.92B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Dominican Republic exported $71.3M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Dominican Republic to Nicaragua were Knit T-shirts ($38.8M), Raw Tobacco ($11M), and Packaged Medicaments ($7.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 20.9%, from $27.6M in 2017 to $71.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Nicaragua exported $24.1M to Dominican Republic. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Dominican Republic were Raw Tobacco ($7.69M), Packaged Medicaments ($2.82M), and Coffee ($2.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 4.21%, from $19.6M in 2022 to $24.1M in 2017.

Exports from Dominican Republic (Flag) to Nicaragua (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nicaragua (Flag) to Dominican Republic (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Dominican Republic (Flag) and Nicaragua (Flag)

Dominican Republic Exports

Nicaragua Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Dominican Republic
Top Destination
United States$6.85B
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B

This map shows whether countries import more from Dominican Republic or Nicaragua. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Dominican Republic and Nicaragua or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Dominican Republic than Nicaragua included United States ($6.85B), Haiti ($1.02B), and Switzerland ($1.08B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than Dominican Republic included Mexico ($943M), Honduras ($541M), and El Salvador ($437M).

Difference in imports from Nicaragua (Flag) and Dominican Republic (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Dominican Republic - Nicaragua

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua by product, considering products traded by both, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.

During 2022, Dominican Republic had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Textiles ($39.6M), Foodstuffs ($11.9M), and Chemical Products ($8.33M).

During 2017, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Dominican Republic in the exports of Foodstuffs ($11M), Chemical Products ($4.2M), and Textiles ($2.89M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Dominican Republic Nicaragua+$1.41MLow-voltage Protection Equipment
Top Product Potential Nicaragua Dominican Republic+$1.48MCoffee

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Dominican Republic indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nicaragua. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nicaragua indicates it has a comparative advantage over Dominican Republic.

Product Space of Dominican Republic (Flag) and Nicaragua (Flag) (2022)

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