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About

Dominican Republic-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Dominican Republic exported $19.8M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Dominican Republic exported to Saudi Arabia were Medical Instruments ($9.64M), Special Pharmaceuticals ($3.28M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 32%, from $4.92M in 2018 to $19.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Dominican Republic did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Dominican Republic Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $16.8M to Dominican Republic. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Dominican Republic were Cement ($4.82M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($4.68M), and Propylene Polymers ($4.19M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Dominican Republic have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.57%,  from $18.2M in 2018 to $16.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Dominican Republic.

Comparison: In 2023,  Dominican Republic ranked 62 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.04), and 91 in total exports ($13.6B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Dominican Republic exported $19.8M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Dominican Republic to Saudi Arabia were Medical Instruments ($9.64M), Special Pharmaceuticals ($3.28M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 32%, from $4.92M in 2018 to $19.8M in 2023.

In 2018, Saudi Arabia exported $16.8M to Dominican Republic. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Dominican Republic were Cement ($4.82M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($4.68M), and Propylene Polymers ($4.19M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Dominican Republic have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.57%, from $18.2M in 2023 to $16.8M in 2018.

Exports from Dominican Republic (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Dominican Republic (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Dominican Republic (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Dominican Republic Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Dominican Republic
Top Destination
United States$7.08B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$64.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Dominican Republic than Saudi Arabia included Haiti ($856M), Mexico ($185M), and Jamaica ($115M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Dominican Republic included China ($64.4B), Japan ($34.7B), and India ($34.8B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Dominican Republic (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Dominican Republic - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Dominican Republic had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Instruments ($10.4M), Machines ($4.22M), and Chemical Products ($3.43M).

During 2018, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Dominican Republic in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($11.2M), Mineral Products ($5.04M), and Stone And Glass ($308k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Dominican Republic Saudi Arabia+$6.15kGold
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Dominican Republic+$8.51kCrude Petroleum

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 Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Dominican Republic indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Dominican Republic.

Product Space of Dominican Republic (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

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