Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 4.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.0%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
98th
of 184 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2000
All-time low
3.8%
in 2021
Years of data
24
1996–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominican Republic, 1996–2022

57.51012.5151996200920221996: 7.9 %1997: 12.3 %1998: 7.9 %1999: 7.9 %2000: 15.9 %2001: 8.1 %2002: 9.2 %2003: 8.9 %2004: 8.9 %2005: 9.2 %2006: 8.3 %2007: 4.5 %2008: 5.7 %2010: 4.3 %2011: 6.3 %2012: 6.2 %2013: 6.4 %2015: 6 %2016: 4.6 %2017: 4.2 %2018: 4.2 %2020: 3.9 %2021: 3.8 %2022: 4 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 4.0% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominican Republic peaked at 15.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2021.

That places Dominican Republic 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.0% 7.9% 12.3% 4
2000s 8.7% 4.5% 15.9% 9
2010s 5.3% 4.2% 6.4% 8
2020s 3.9% 3.8% 4.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominican Republic?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominican Republic was 4.0% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
How does Dominican Republic rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Dominican Republic ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.