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About

Dominican Republic-Italy Trade: In 2023, Dominican Republic exported $64.1M to Italy. The main products that Dominican Republic exported to Italy were Medical Instruments ($21.7M), Cocoa Beans ($7.93M), and Gold ($4.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.47%, from $89.6M in 2018 to $64.1M in 2023.

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

Italy-Dominican Republic Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $861M to Dominican Republic. The main products that Italy exported to Dominican Republic were Jewellery ($186M), Gold ($148M), and Electric Motors ($76.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 17.4%,  from $386M in 2018 to $861M in 2023.

In 2023, Italy 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, Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Dominican Republic exported $64.1M to Italy. The main products exported from Dominican Republic to Italy were Medical Instruments ($21.7M), Cocoa Beans ($7.93M), and Gold ($4.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.47%, from $89.6M in 2018 to $64.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Italy exported $861M to Dominican Republic. The main products exported from Italy to Dominican Republic were Jewellery ($186M), Gold ($148M), and Electric Motors ($76.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $386M in 2023 to $861M in 2018.

Exports from Dominican Republic (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Italy (Flag) to Dominican Republic (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

Dominican Republic Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Dominican Republic
Top Destination
United States$7.08B
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$71.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Dominican Republic than Italy included Haiti ($856M), Jamaica ($115M), and Curaçao ($17M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Dominican Republic included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

Difference in imports from Italy (Flag) and Dominican Republic (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Dominican Republic - Italy

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Dominican Republic had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Instruments ($22.7M), Foodstuffs ($17.7M), and Vegetable Products ($5.13M).

During 2018, Italy had a large net trade with Dominican Republic in the exports of Precious Metals ($335M), Machines ($214M), and Mineral Products ($66.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Dominican Republic Italy+$18.6MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential Italy Dominican Republic+$8.31MCars

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

Product Space of Dominican Republic (Flag) and Italy (Flag) (2023)

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