From January to April 2024, Dominican exports reached a value of US$3,986.4 million.
Biviana Riveiro, the Executive Director of the Dominican Republic’s Export and Investment Center (ProDominicana), reported today that during April 2024, Dominican exports amounted to US $1,155.7 million, showing a year-on-year growth of 22% and an absolute variation of US $208.1 million compared to the same month in 2023.
According to data provided by the General Directorate of Customs (DGA), exports of medical instruments and equipment led this growth with a total export of US $106.8 million, followed by cigars with US $99.2 million, while raw gold continued to recover, registering an amount of US $96.9 million.
Riveiro emphasized that “these data confirm the solid trajectory of our Dominican export sector in the first months of the year.”
She also reported that in the cumulative period from January to April 2024, Dominican exports reached a value of US $3,986.4 million, representing a growth of 27% compared to the pre-pandemic year 2019 and 1.1% compared to 2023.
Through a press release, ProDominicana also indicated that the U.S. market emerged as the primary destination for Dominican exports in April 2024, accounting for 56% of the total exported, equivalent to $647.2 million.
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