For every dollar the Dominican Republic exports to China, it imports nearly $14

The Dominican Republic's trade relationship with China remains heavily weighted toward imports. From January through July 2026, China ranked as the country's second-largest supplier of merchandise, behind the United States, but only eighth among destinations for Dominican exports.

The imbalance produced a trade deficit of $3.1351 billion. Dominican companies imported goods worth $3.3843 billion from China during the first seven months of the year, while local exporters sold products worth $249.2 million in the Chinese market.

That translates into $13.6 in imports for every dollar exported to China. The same pattern was recorded throughout the previous year, according to the article.

Chinese shipments to the Dominican Republic include manufactured goods such as telecommunications equipment, vehicles and electronic devices. The article raises the question of what the Dominican Republic buys from China and what it manages to sell there, but the supplied text ends before detailing the full product breakdown.