Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was 23,552 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
23,552
Change on year
up 67.8%
World rank
86th
of 179 countries
All-time high
91,154
in 1986
All-time low
-8,036
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, 1961–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 23,552 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic peaked at 91,154 in 1986 and was at its lowest, -8,036, in 1961.

Dominican Republic ranks 86th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -8,036
1962 -7,714 -4.0%
1963 28,982 -475.7%
1964 21,946 -24.3%
1965 19,258 -12.2%
1966 -4,396 -122.8%
1967 17 -100.4%
1968 12,170 +71488.2%
1969 -8 -100.1%
1970 529 -6712.5%
1971 -4 -100.8%
1972 8,827 -220775.0%
1973 29,317 +232.1%
1974 70,301 +139.8%
1975 49,510 -29.6%
1976 56,245 +13.6%
1977 56,144 -0.2%
1978 18,433 -67.2%
1979 496 -97.3%
1980 33,044 +6562.1%
1981 64,933 +96.5%
1982 -7 -100.0%
1983 0 -100.0%
1984 0
1985 12,453
1986 91,154 +632.0%
1987 47,400 -48.0%
1988 6,996 -85.2%
1989 23,360 +233.9%
1990 40,907 +75.1%
1991 28,500 -30.3%
1992 3,900 -86.3%
1993 700 -82.1%
1994 2,100 +200.0%
1995 47,900 +2181.0%
1996 3,400 -92.9%
1997 68,500 +1914.7%
1998 66,000 -3.6%
1999 82,100 +24.4%
2000 53,600 -34.7%
2001 53,600 +0.0%
2002 974 -98.2%
2003 21,528 +2110.3%
2004 42,082 +95.5%
2005 62,636 +48.8%
2006 47,417 -24.3%
2007 12,297 -74.1%
2008 10,472 -14.8%
2009 32,673 +212.0%
2010 24,902 -23.8%
2011 19,870 -20.2%
2012 27,094 +36.4%
2013 62,996 +132.5%
2014 3,310 -94.7%
2015 8,234 +148.8%
2016 12,825 +55.8%
2017 23,679 +84.6%
2018 14,038 -40.7%
2019 23,552 +67.8%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 23,552 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,830, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 23,552 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,704, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1972 +220775.0% -4 8,827
1968 +71488.2% 17 12,170
1970 +6712.5% -8 529
1980 +6562.1% 496 33,044
1995 +2181.0% 2,100 47,900
2003 +2110.3% 974 21,528

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,913 -8,036 28,982 9
1970s 28,980 -4 70,301 10
1980s 27,933 -7 91,154 10
1990s 34,401 700 82,100 10
2000s 33,728 974 62,636 10
2010s 22,050 3,310 62,996 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 83 Central African Republic 25,230 compare
  2. 84 Norway 24,243 compare
  3. 85 Belarus 24,050 compare
  4. 87 Tunisia 22,520 compare
  5. 88 Greece 20,249 compare
  6. 89 Togo 18,837 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Dominican Republic was 23,552 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 91,154 in 1986.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -8,036 in 1961.
How does Dominican Republic rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Dominican Republic ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,905 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.