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87.3%CURRENT US$
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-6.57%CURRENT US$
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$10,121CURRENT US$
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67.3%CURRENT US$
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$6,776CURRENT US$
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About

Dominican Republic-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Dominican Republic exported $16.7M to South Africa. The main products that Dominican Republic exported to South Africa were Ferroalloys ($4.86M), Medical Instruments ($3.39M), and Raw Nickel ($3.16M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.44%, from $27.4M in 2017 to $16.7M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Dominican Republic Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $22.9M to Dominican Republic. The main products that South Africa exported to Dominican Republic were Delivery Trucks ($5.33M), Iron Structures ($2.47M), and Propylene Polymers ($1.48M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 3.65%,  from $19.1M in 2017 to $22.9M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Dominican Republic exported $16.7M to South Africa. The main products exported from Dominican Republic to South Africa were Ferroalloys ($4.86M), Medical Instruments ($3.39M), and Raw Nickel ($3.16M). During the last 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.44%, from $27.4M in 2017 to $16.7M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $22.9M to Dominican Republic. The main products exported from South Africa to Dominican Republic were Delivery Trucks ($5.33M), Iron Structures ($2.47M), and Propylene Polymers ($1.48M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 3.65%, from $19.1M in 2022 to $22.9M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Dominican Republic (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Dominican Republic Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Dominican Republic
Top Destination
United States$6.85B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Dominican Republic than South Africa included Haiti ($1.02B), Jamaica ($139M), and Nicaragua ($71.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Dominican Republic included China ($23.4B), Germany ($9.96B), and India ($9.14B).

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

Comparative Advantage Dominican Republic - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Dominican Republic had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Metals ($8.02M), Instruments ($4.09M), and Machines ($1.49M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Dominican Republic in the exports of Transportation ($6.43M), Metals ($4.31M), and Machines ($4.15M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Dominican Republic South Africa+$4.31MMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential South Africa Dominican Republic+$4.29MDelivery Trucks

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

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

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