Taxes on exports in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Dominican Republic, 1972–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Dominican Republic is 0.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.9% on the previous year and down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Dominican Republic peaked at 26.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 65th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.2% | — |
| 1973 | 9.6% | +34.4% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 26.5% | +72.4% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | -51.1% |
| 1977 | 15.7% | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | -53.3% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | +40.7% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -87.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -47.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +127.1% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +41.0% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +98.7% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -41.0% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | +51.0% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -47.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -96.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -60.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -57.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -52.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +235.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -65.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +32.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -39.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +7693.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +415.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +327.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +43.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -88.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -67.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -39.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +7693.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 7.2% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Dominican Republic?
- Taxes on exports in Dominican Republic was 0.0% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for taxes on exports?
- Dominican Republic ranks 65th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.