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About

South Korea-Dominican Republic Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $400M to Dominican Republic. The main products that South Korea exported to Dominican Republic were Cars ($110M), Electrical Power Accessories ($53.1M), and Delivery Trucks ($25.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 6.66%, from $290M in 2017 to $400M in 2022.

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

Dominican Republic-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Dominican Republic exported $261M to South Korea. The main products that Dominican Republic exported to South Korea were Ferroalloys ($175M), Medical Instruments ($32.5M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($12.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 16%,  from $125M in 2017 to $261M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Dominican Republic ranked 62 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.052), and 92 in total exports ($13.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $400M to Dominican Republic. The main products exported from South Korea to Dominican Republic were Cars ($110M), Electrical Power Accessories ($53.1M), and Delivery Trucks ($25.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 6.66%, from $290M in 2017 to $400M in 2022.

In 2017, Dominican Republic exported $261M to South Korea. The main products exported from Dominican Republic to South Korea were Ferroalloys ($175M), Medical Instruments ($32.5M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($12.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $125M in 2022 to $261M in 2017.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Dominican Republic (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Dominican Republic (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Dominican Republic
Top Destination
United States$6.85B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Dominican Republic included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Dominican Republic than South Korea included Haiti ($1.02B), Jamaica ($139M), and Turks and Caicos Islands ($24.4M).

Difference in imports from Dominican Republic (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Dominican Republic

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Dominican Republic in the exports of Transportation ($156M), Machines ($133M), and Metals ($29.5M).

During 2017, Dominican Republic had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Metals ($190M), Instruments ($36M), and Chemical Products ($25.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential South Korea Dominican Republic+$36.1MCars
Top Product Potential Dominican Republic South Korea+$15.5MMedical Instruments

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

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Dominican Republic (Flag) (2022)

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