The Dominican Republic’s exports have hit an all-time high, soaring past the US$10.6 billion mark in the first nine months of 2025, according to the nation’s export and investment promotion center, ProDominicana.
Exports from January to September 2025 are up a robust year-over-year growth of 10.2%. The record highs for two leading Dominican commodities, gold and cacao, lead the significant growth. The nine-month export figure marks the highest level ever recorded for the first three quarters of a year.
ProDominicana executive director Biviana Riveiro Disla highlighted that the surge was propelled by key products:
• Crude gold (+53.4%)
• Cocoa beans (+64.1%)
• Iron bars (+69.3%)
• Medical instruments and devices (+3.0%)
• Plastic articles (+10.1%)
• Bananas (+5.4%)
• Portland cement (+21.2%)
Riveiro emphasized the diversification and strength of the Dominican export portfolio, noting that 1,363 tariff lines—individual product categories—showed positive growth.
The United States remains the Dominican Republic’s top trading partner, accounting for 50.3% of the total with $5,383.6 million in exports, a 2.9% increase over the same period in 2024.
Several other destinations showed significant growth:
• Canada: $406.7 million (+714.9%)
• India: $1.22 billion (+116.3%)
• Haiti: $876.9 million (+31.8%)
In Europe, Belgium (US$218.6 million, +109.7%) and the Netherlands (US$365.9 million, +19.5%) also posted strong gains. Other notable increases were seen in exports to Cuba, Japan, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Qatar, which saw an extraordinary jump of +2,540.9%.
“The Dominican Republic continues to consolidate its position as a regional benchmark in international trade,” Riveiro stated. “This growth reflects not only the impact of our public policies but also the effective collaboration between the public and private sectors.”
Riveiro credited the advances to the National Export Promotion Plan (PNFE), which has already executed more than 87% of its measures halfway through its cycle.
In parallel to the export boom, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is also tracking positively. The country received US$2.89 billion in FDI during the first half of 2025, a 15.3% increase year-over-year. The energy and tourism sectors led the capital inflows, with projections indicating that total FDI for the close of 2025 will exceed US$4.86 billion, setting a new all-time high.
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Presidency
El Nacional
16 October 2025