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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Fact sheets are updated biannually; June and December
General information
Capital:
Land area:
Official language(s):
Population:
Currency:
Santo Domingo
48,320 sq km
Spanish
10.0 million (2015)
Peso
Economic indicators (a)
GDP (US$b) (current prices)
GDP per capita (US$)
GDP PPP (Int'l $b)
GDP per capita PPP (Int'l $)
Real GDP growth (% change yoy)
Current account balance (US$b)
Current account balance (% GDP)
Inflation (% change yoy)
Unemployment (% labour force)
Head of State and Head of Government
President HE Mr Danilo Medina Sánchez
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
58.3
6,085.9
114.1
11,906.4
2.8
-4.4
-7.5
8.5
5.8
60.5
6,252.5
119.2
12,315.0
2.6
-4.0
-6.6
3.7
6.4
61.3
6,264.1
126.9
12,972.7
4.8
-2.5
-4.1
4.8
7.0
64.1
6,481.3
138.7
14,032.7
7.3
-2.1
-3.3
3.0
6.4
67.2
6,733.0
149.9
15,022.8
7.0
-1.3
-1.9
0.8
5.9
71.5
7,083.3
160.9
15,945.6
5.9
-1.7
-2.4
2.3
5.2
Australia's trade and investment relationship with Dominican Republic (b)
Australian merchandise trade with Dominican Republic, 2015-16 (A$000)
Exports to Dominican Republic
9,421
Imports from Dominican Republic
67,083
Total merchandise trade (exports + imports)
76,504
Major Australian exports, 2015-16 (A$000)
Paper & paperboard
Meat (excl beef), f.c.f.
Specialised machinery & parts
Measuring & analysing instruments
3,897
2,171
649
559
Total share
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Rank
116th
66th
86th
Growth (yoy)
11.8%
102.4%
84.0%
Major Australian imports, 2015-16 (A$000)
Liquefied propane & butane
Medical instruments (incl veterinary)
Pharm products (excl medicaments)
Medical electrodiagnostic apparatus
Australia's trade in services with Dominican Republic, 2015-16 (A$m)
Exports of services to Dominican Republic
1
Imports of services from Dominican Republic
1
Total share
0.0%
0.0%
Australia's investment relationship with Dominican Republic, 2015 (A$m)
Australia's investment in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic's investment in Australia
26,339
22,177
3,162
3,077
Rank
157th
160th
Growth (yoy)
0.0%
0.0%
Total
5
0
FDI
np
0
Dominican Republic's global merchandise trade relationships
Dominican Republic's principal export destinations, 2015
1 United States
2 Haiti
3 Canada
46 Australia
53.6%
12.1%
8.4%
0.1%
Dominican Republic's principal import sources, 2015
1 United States
2 China
3 Mexico
57 Australia
41.3%
13.4%
4.6%
0.1%
Compiled by the Economic Diplomacy, Trade Advocacy & Statistics Section, DFAT, using the latest data from the ABS, the IMF and various international sources.
(a) Economic indicators data is from the IMF WEO where available, the EIU or other reputable source. Data may include forecasts or projections for recent years. GNI may be shown in lieu of GDP for countries where GDP data is unavailable.
(b) Merchandise trade data is based on published and unpublished ABS data. May exclude confidential items of trade. Totals may not add up due to rounding. Investment data is stocks as at end December.
All data may be subject to future revisions.
GDP - Gross Domestic Product PPP - Purchasing power parity GNI - Gross National Income na - Data is not available np - Data is not published .. - Data is not meaningful Primary - Primary goods STM - Simply transformed manufactures
ETM - Elaborately transformed manufactures Other - Other goods including non-monetary gold f.c.f. - Fresh, chilled or frozen nes - Not elsewhere specified