The total exports of the country reached 12,390.93 million dollars, according to data published by the Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana).
Of the total, USA It was the recipient of 47.2% of Dominican shipments, after marking a total of 5,848.37 million dollars.
Reviewing the data, it is observed that Swiss occupied the second placeregistering 1,033.35 million dollars for 8.36% of the total.
Haitiwhich is indicated as the second commercial partner of the Dominican republica, was in third place during the year 2022 with 8.28% of the total exported, for an amount of 1,026.06 million dollars.
According to the latest report of the central bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), the institution projected that the exports totals would reach 14,154.4 million dollars, of which some 8,009.8 million dollars would correspond to those of free trade zone.
Only in December, the total exports Dominicans reached 909.34 million dollars.
According to ProDominicanthe products highlights were:
- Gold, including gold plated, unwrought, for non-monetary use (excludes dust), obtained a 9.77% with 1,210.15 million dollars of the total exported.
- “Pure” cigars, includes blunt cuts and “puritos” cigars, containing tobacco, with the 7.64% of the total exported, reaching 947.03 million dollars.
- Medical, surgical or veterinary instruments and apparatus, ncop (7.08%)
- Circuit breakers, for a voltage <= 1,000 V (5.89%)
- Articles of jewelery and their parts, of precious metals other than silver, includes coated or clad with precious metal “plated” (excludes with more than 100 years) (4.52%)
- Ferronickel (4.01%)
- T-shirts and t-shirts, knitted, cotton (3.05%)
- Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (1.6%)
- Fresh or dried bananas (bananas excl.) (1.49%)
- Electrodiagnostic devices, includes devices for functional exploration or for monitoring physiological parameters (excludes electrocardiographs, diagnostic devices for ultrasonic exploration “scanners”, diagnostic devices for magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphy devices) (1.45%)
- sterile catguts and similar sterile ligatures, for surgical sutures and sterile adhesives for organic tissue used in surgery to close wounds; sterile laminae; sterile resorbable hemostats for surgery or dentistry (1.45%)
- Instrument identified by ostomy use (1.42%)
- Plastic articles and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914, ncop (excludes products of 9619) (1.24%)
- Crockery and other articles for table or kitchen service, of plastic (1.24%)
Destinations
The other destinations of the Dominican total exports during the year 2022 are: Puerto Rico (5.26%), the Netherlands (3.46%), India (2.76%), China (2.17%), South Korea (1.67%), Italy (1.04%), Germany (1.02%) ), Belgium (0.96), Canada (0.82), Jamaica (0.79%), among others.
