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
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominican Republic, 1996–2022
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.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.9% | — |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +56.2% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -36.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +101.5% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -46.5% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +45.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +101.5% | 7.9% | 15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
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
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.