Dominican Republic - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Dominican Republic was $20,188,700,000 as of 2020. Over the past 52 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $24,526,000,000 in 2019 and $265,700,000 in 1968.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1968 $265,700,000
1969 $296,700,000
1970 $364,200,000
1971 $408,200,000
1972 $441,800,000
1973 $563,900,000
1974 $916,400,000
1975 $1,009,000,000
1976 $990,000,000
1977 $1,097,000,000
1978 $1,154,000,000
1979 $1,484,300,000
1980 $1,918,700,000
1981 $1,818,400,000
1982 $1,534,600,000
1983 $1,577,600,000
1984 $1,556,600,000
1985 $1,560,400,000
1986 $1,634,800,000
1987 $1,951,900,000
1988 $2,005,000,000
1989 $2,428,500,000
1990 $2,233,200,000
1991 $2,208,100,000
1992 $2,729,400,000
1993 $3,619,200,000
1994 $3,912,800,000
1995 $4,130,600,000
1996 $4,702,100,000
1997 $5,363,300,000
1998 $6,216,100,000
1999 $6,454,800,000
2000 $7,789,300,000
2001 $7,236,800,000
2002 $7,550,800,000
2003 $6,315,300,000
2004 $6,581,270,000
2005 $8,844,500,000
2006 $11,140,810,000
2007 $12,869,700,000
2008 $15,553,400,000
2009 $11,803,100,000
2010 $17,797,400,000
2011 $20,200,600,000
2012 $20,611,800,000
2013 $19,579,500,000
2014 $20,242,900,000
2015 $20,080,500,000
2016 $20,768,200,000
2017 $21,041,300,000
2018 $24,114,400,000
2019 $24,526,000,000
2020 $20,188,700,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Dominican Republic was $20,498,010,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $24,851,860,000 in 2019 and $106,900,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $126,500,000
1961 $106,900,000
1962 $199,300,000
1963 $244,400,000
1964 $287,500,000
1965 $180,000,000
1966 $249,300,000
1967 $258,800,000
1968 $287,500,000
1969 $321,300,000
1970 $414,895,200
1971 $461,715,500
1972 $489,759,600
1973 $632,490,400
1974 $1,023,192,000
1975 $1,160,206,000
1976 $1,152,879,000
1977 $1,297,115,000
1978 $1,395,042,000
1979 $1,746,830,000
1980 $2,303,520,000
1981 $2,192,903,000
1982 $2,036,679,000
1983 $2,246,419,000
1984 $3,479,368,000
1985 $1,555,455,000
1986 $1,621,559,000
1987 $1,895,576,000
1988 $1,981,553,000
1989 $2,594,465,000
1990 $2,729,569,000
1991 $4,225,821,000
1992 $5,067,032,000
1993 $5,443,488,000
1994 $5,996,917,000
1995 $6,433,877,000
1996 $6,887,293,000
1997 $7,809,009,000
1998 $9,015,955,000
1999 $9,147,218,000
2000 $10,646,530,000
2001 $9,887,389,000
2002 $10,312,060,000
2003 $9,052,792,000
2004 $8,974,483,000
2005 $11,921,950,000
2006 $13,463,100,000
2007 $15,469,320,000
2008 $18,038,890,000
2009 $14,276,270,000
2010 $17,948,460,000
2011 $20,195,910,000
2012 $20,513,690,000
2013 $19,754,030,000
2014 $20,385,770,000
2015 $20,217,570,000
2016 $20,952,490,000
2017 $21,233,820,000
2018 $24,387,160,000
2019 $24,851,860,000
2020 $20,498,010,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Dominican Republic was 1,158,640,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,274,770,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 106,900,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 126,500,000
1961 106,900,000
1962 199,300,000
1963 244,400,000
1964 287,500,000
1965 180,000,000
1966 249,300,000
1967 258,800,000
1968 287,500,000
1969 321,300,000
1970 414,895,200
1971 461,715,500
1972 489,759,600
1973 632,490,400
1974 1,023,192,000
1975 1,160,206,000
1976 1,152,879,000
1977 1,297,115,000
1978 1,395,042,000
1979 1,746,830,000
1980 2,303,520,000
1981 2,192,903,000
1982 2,036,679,000
1983 2,246,419,000
1984 3,479,368,000
1985 4,841,508,000
1986 4,709,493,000
1987 7,288,110,000
1988 12,112,240,000
1989 16,448,910,000
1990 23,270,400,000
1991 53,143,500,000
1992 63,337,900,000
1993 68,043,600,000
1994 75,661,900,000
1995 82,804,000,000
1996 88,820,600,000
1997 109,372,000,000
1998 132,563,000,000
1999 144,841,000,000
2000 172,277,000,000
2001 165,030,000,000
2002 181,420,000,000
2003 265,881,000,000
2004 376,303,000,000
2005 361,030,000,000
2006 448,321,000,000
2007 513,147,000,000
2008 622,872,000,000
2009 513,544,000,000
2010 660,886,000,000
2011 769,214,000,000
2012 806,605,000,000
2013 825,610,000,000
2014 887,794,000,000
2015 910,710,000,000
2016 965,164,000,000
2017 1,009,340,000,000
2018 1,207,410,000,000
2019 1,274,770,000,000
2020 1,158,640,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Dominican Republic was 20,794,180,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 24,355,580,000 in 2019 and 1,229,326,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1,397,726,000
1961 1,229,326,000
1962 2,336,561,000
1963 2,781,771,000
1964 3,206,981,000
1965 1,973,447,000
1966 2,685,257,000
1967 2,679,530,000
1968 2,894,746,000
1969 3,168,378,000
1970 3,560,330,000
1971 3,307,209,000
1972 3,483,724,000
1973 3,956,867,000
1974 4,742,526,000
1975 4,845,293,000
1976 4,656,128,000
1977 4,912,493,000
1978 4,787,782,000
1979 5,365,741,000
1980 6,048,372,000
1981 5,167,941,000
1982 4,224,202,000
1983 4,390,193,000
1984 4,143,359,000
1985 4,315,488,000
1986 5,176,466,000
1987 6,109,295,000
1988 6,221,331,000
1989 7,202,423,000
1990 6,166,626,000
1991 6,326,958,000
1992 7,666,009,000
1993 8,212,027,000
1994 8,915,202,000
1995 9,367,820,000
1996 9,684,377,000
1997 11,350,630,000
1998 13,271,180,000
1999 13,404,740,000
2000 14,414,370,000
2001 13,565,540,000
2002 13,595,370,000
2003 12,225,630,000
2004 12,945,550,000
2005 14,074,300,000
2006 14,924,470,000
2007 15,604,830,000
2008 16,460,230,000
2009 14,727,620,000
2010 17,482,160,000
2011 17,501,840,000
2012 17,768,370,000
2013 17,379,980,000
2014 18,210,090,000
2015 20,217,570,000
2016 21,859,830,000
2017 21,209,360,000
2018 23,017,600,000
2019 24,355,580,000
2020 20,794,180,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Dominican Republic was -14.62 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.07 in 1962 and a minimum value of -38.46 in 1965.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 -12.05
1962 90.07
1963 19.05
1964 15.29
1965 -38.46
1966 36.07
1967 -0.21
1968 8.03
1969 9.45
1970 12.37
1971 -7.11
1972 5.34
1973 13.58
1974 19.86
1975 2.17
1976 -3.90
1977 5.51
1978 -2.54
1979 12.07
1980 12.72
1981 -14.56
1982 -18.26
1983 3.93
1984 -5.62
1985 4.15
1986 19.95
1987 18.02
1988 1.83
1989 15.77
1990 -14.38
1991 2.60
1992 21.16
1993 7.12
1994 8.56
1995 5.08
1996 3.38
1997 17.21
1998 16.92
1999 1.01
2000 7.53
2001 -5.89
2002 0.22
2003 -10.08
2004 5.89
2005 8.72
2006 6.04
2007 4.56
2008 5.48
2009 -10.53
2010 18.70
2011 0.11
2012 1.52
2013 -2.19
2014 4.78
2015 11.02
2016 8.12
2017 -2.98
2018 8.53
2019 5.81
2020 -14.62

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Dominican Republic was 683,793,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 800,905,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 40,424,960,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 45,962,630,000
1961 40,424,960,000
1962 76,835,120,000
1963 91,475,350,000
1964 105,458,000,000
1965 64,894,530,000
1966 88,301,580,000
1967 88,113,280,000
1968 95,190,380,000
1969 104,188,000,000
1970 117,077,000,000
1971 108,754,000,000
1972 114,558,000,000
1973 130,117,000,000
1974 155,953,000,000
1975 159,332,000,000
1976 153,111,000,000
1977 161,542,000,000
1978 157,441,000,000
1979 176,446,000,000
1980 198,894,000,000
1981 169,942,000,000
1982 138,908,000,000
1983 144,366,000,000
1984 136,250,000,000
1985 141,910,000,000
1986 170,222,000,000
1987 200,897,000,000
1988 204,581,000,000
1989 236,843,000,000
1990 202,782,000,000
1991 208,055,000,000
1992 252,088,000,000
1993 270,043,000,000
1994 293,166,000,000
1995 308,050,000,000
1996 318,460,000,000
1997 373,252,000,000
1998 436,408,000,000
1999 440,799,000,000
2000 474,000,000,000
2001 446,087,000,000
2002 447,068,000,000
2003 402,026,000,000
2004 425,699,000,000
2005 462,817,000,000
2006 490,774,000,000
2007 513,147,000,000
2008 541,276,000,000
2009 484,301,000,000
2010 574,881,000,000
2011 575,528,000,000
2012 584,292,000,000
2013 571,521,000,000
2014 598,818,000,000
2015 664,832,000,000
2016 718,835,000,000
2017 697,446,000,000
2018 756,907,000,000
2019 800,905,000,000
2020 683,793,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Dominican Republic was 26.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 43.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.34 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 18.81
1961 16.34
1962 24.18
1963 25.98
1964 28.03
1965 20.27
1966 25.34
1967 25.01
1968 26.64
1969 26.11
1970 27.93
1971 27.71
1972 24.64
1973 26.97
1974 34.97
1975 32.24
1976 29.18
1977 28.28
1978 29.47
1979 31.77
1980 34.07
1981 29.00
1982 24.64
1983 24.36
1984 30.01
1985 30.83
1986 26.49
1987 32.53
1988 36.87
1989 38.80
1990 38.59
1991 43.01
1992 43.66
1993 41.61
1994 40.95
1995 38.67
1996 37.76
1997 39.01
1998 41.60
1999 41.32
2000 43.80
2001 38.62
2002 38.00
2003 42.30
2004 40.20
2005 33.32
2006 35.54
2007 35.19
2008 37.49
2009 29.58
2010 33.32
2011 34.80
2012 33.81
2013 31.51
2014 30.35
2015 28.41
2016 27.68
2017 26.54
2018 28.50
2019 27.94
2020 26.00

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments