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Dominican Republic exports hit a record: US$12,018.98 million in January-September 2026, the highest for those months since 2012
From January to September 2026, the Dominican Republic exported goods worth US$12,018.98 million (FOB), the highest total for those nine months in the Directorate General of Customs (DGA) series, which starts in 2012. That is 12.44 % more than in the same period of 2025, or US$44.03 million per day, according to Economía con Datos calculations with preliminary DGA data.
On Mondays, Economía con Datos looks for a record in the official series. Today it is exports: the Directorate General of Customs (DGA) publishes monthly exports by economic use since January 2012.
The record
January-September 2026 exports totaled US$12,018.98 million (FOB), the highest for those months in the series: 12.44 % above 2025 (US$10,689.00 million) and 83.24 % above 2016 (US$6,558.98 million), in current dollars. That is US$44.03 million per day, and nine months of 2026 already exceed all of 2023 (US$11,937.57 million). September 2026, at US$1,457.99 million, was the highest September on record (20.52 % above September 2025).
What and where
Raw materials reached US$5,168.08 million (+23.29 %), consumer goods US$4,402.79 million (+4.56 %) and capital goods US$2,448.13 million (+7.08 %). The largest tariff chapter was 71 (pearls, precious stones and metals), with US$2,763.48 million (+33.61 %). The United States bought US$5,642.70 million, 46.95 % of the total, followed by Canada (US$1,567.75 million), Haiti (US$1,040.52 million) and Puerto Rico (US$553.38 million).
Monthly values are preliminary DGA data, copied as published; nine-month totals, changes, per-day averages and shares are Economía con Datos calculations.
Source: Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) (document in Spanish).
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