Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Dominican Republic

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in the Dominican Republic in 2024 — 25.01%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 131. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 62.82 pp.

2024 25.01% +1.88 pp vs 2023
World rank 39of 131
Period maximum 87.83%1971
Period minimum 10.53%1996

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Dominican Republic, 1971–2024025507510019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 87.83%1972: 76.03%1973: 73.27%1974: 79.04%1975: 82.43%1976: 74.35%1977: 79.01%1978: 74.44%1979: 70.82%1980: 73.16%1981: 79.17%1982: 82.16%1983: 75.31%1985: 58.56%1986: 57.65%1987: 46.9%1996: 10.53%1997: 10.8%2001: 40.81%2002: 14.12%2003: 12.94%2004: 12.12%2005: 12.07%2006: 14.48%2007: 15.2%2008: 18.13%2009: 22.44%2010: 27.52%2011: 24.51%2012: 23.13%2013: 22%2014: 22.3%2015: 23.79%2016: 24.54%2017: 21.91%2018: 22.51%2019: 22.56%2020: 22.35%2021: 22.95%2022: 12.17%2023: 23.13%2024: 25.01%
Change over the period: −62.82 pp Annual average: -1.19 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 25.01%
World 9.14%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.01 +1.88 pp
2023 23.13 +10.96 pp
2022 12.17 −10.78 pp
2021 22.95 +0.61 pp
2020 22.35 −0.21 pp
2019 22.56 +0.05 pp
2018 22.51 +0.6 pp
2017 21.91 −2.63 pp
2016 24.54 +0.75 pp
2015 23.79 +1.49 pp
2014 22.3 +0.31 pp
2013 22 −1.14 pp
2012 23.13 −1.38 pp
2011 24.51 −3.01 pp
2010 27.52 +5.08 pp
2009 22.44 +4.31 pp
2008 18.13 +2.93 pp
2007 15.2 +0.72 pp
2006 14.48 +2.41 pp
2005 12.07 −0.05 pp
2004 12.12 −0.82 pp
2003 12.94 −1.18 pp
2002 14.12 −26.69 pp
2001 40.81
1997 10.8 +0.27 pp
1996 10.53
1987 46.9 −10.75 pp
1986 57.65 −0.91 pp
1985 58.56
1983 75.31 −6.85 pp
1982 82.16 +2.98 pp
1981 79.17 +6.01 pp
1980 73.16 +2.34 pp
1979 70.82 −3.62 pp
1978 74.44 −4.57 pp
1977 79.01 +4.66 pp
1976 74.35 −8.08 pp
1975 82.43 +3.39 pp
1974 79.04 +5.77 pp
1973 73.27 −2.76 pp
1972 76.03 −11.8 pp
1971 87.83

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.

Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.