World Bank2015-04-022015-04-022015-03-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21685This report analyzes export competitiveness in the Dominican Republic drawing from the Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic methodology (Farole and Reis, 2012). Dominican exports fare well in terms of performance, sophistication, and survival in Special Economic Zones. Three main challenges are identified: 1) quality issues and rejection of agro exports in the US border; 2) the role of Special Economic Zones in the new decade and the lack of backward linkages; and 3) excessive concentration in terms of markets that is not addressed by a fragmented institutional setup.En términos de apertura comercial, la República Dominicana registra todavía un desempeño inferior al esperado cuando se le compara con países similares. El informe analiza los factores que podrían estar impidiendo que la República Dominicana alcance su potencial en términos de exportación de mercancías, identificando tres principales desafíos: los aspectos relativos a la calidad, la dualidad de la canasta exportadora y una concentración excesiva en términos de mercados. Mediante la aplicación de un análisis de resultados comerciales se identifican las fortalezas y debilidades en términos de desempeño de las exportaciones (crecimiento y participación), de diversificación en términos de productos y mercados, calidad y sofisticación, y de entrada y permanencia. La segunda parte del informe examina más exhaustivamente las debilidades para de tener una mejor comprensión de los factores que están limitando la competitividad exportadora.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGADVANCED ECONOMIESAGRICULTURAL EXPORTERSAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREANNUAL GROWTHAPPARELAPPAREL EXPORTAPPAREL INDUSTRYAPPAREL PRODUCTSARREARSASSETSBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBANK LOANBENCHMARKBENCHMARKINGBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTRAL BANKCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IN TEXTILESCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGESCONFORMITY ASSESSMENTSCUSTOMSDEPRECIATIONDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDISTORTIONSDIVERSIFIED EXPORT BASEDOMESTIC ECONOMYDOMESTIC INPUTSDOMESTIC SALESECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYECONOMIC SLOWDOWNECONOMIES OF SCALEEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONSEXCHANGE RATE LEVELSEXCHANGE RATE OVERVALUATIONEXPORT BASKETEXPORT CHANNELSEXPORT COMPETITIVENESSEXPORT DYNAMICSEXPORT DYNAMISMEXPORT GOODSEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT OPPORTUNITIESEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXPORT PRODUCTSEXPORT PROMOTIONEXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIESEXPORT PROMOTION AGENCYEXPORT PROMOTION EFFORTSEXPORT PROMOTION POLICIESEXPORT QUOTASEXPORT REGIMEEXPORT SECTORSEXPORT SHAREEXPORT SHARESEXPORT SUBSIDIESEXPORT VALUEEXPORT VOLUMEEXPORTEREXPORTSFACTORS OF PRODUCTIONFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL SECTORFISCAL POLICIESFOREIGN COMPANIESFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN TECHNOLOGYFOREIGN TRADEFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTFREE TRADE AGREEMENTSFREE TRADE ZONESFREE ZONEFREE ZONESGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL SLOWDOWNGLOBAL TRADEGOLDGRAVITY MODELGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESHUMAN CAPITALIMPORTIMPORT QUOTASIMPORT TARIFFSINCOME LEVELINFLATIONINSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTUREINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL PRICESINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTOR PROTECTIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLOW TARIFFSMARKET ACCESSMARKET CONCENTRATIONMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET DIVERSIFICATIONMARKET SHAREMOVABLE ASSETSOIL PRICESOVERVALUATIONPER CAPITA INCOMEPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREFERENTIAL ACCESSPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESSPREFERENTIAL TRADEPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTSPRODUCTION INPUTSPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYPUSH FACTORSREAL EXCHANGE RATEREAL EXPORTSREJECTIONREJECTION RATEREJECTION RATESREJECTIONSREMITTANCESSKILLED LABORSPECIAL REGIMESSPECIALIZATIONTARIFF EXEMPTIONSTAXTAX CONCESSIONSTAX EXEMPTIONSTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTERMS OF TRADETOTAL EXPORTTOTAL EXPORTSTOURISMTRADE AGREEMENTTRADE AREATRADE BALANCETRADE BALANCESTRADE BARRIERSTRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRADE COMPLIANCETRADE DEFICITTRADE DEFICITSTRADE ISSUESTRADE OPENNESSTRADE PACTSTRADE PERFORMANCETRADE POLICIESTRADE PROMOTIONTRADE RELATIONSHIPSTRADE REPRESENTATIVESTRADINGTRADING PARTNERSTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYUNFAIR COMPETITIONVALUE ADDEDVALUE OF EXPORTSVALUE OF IMPORTSWAGESWAREHOUSESWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOReportWorld Bank10.1596/21685