How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Share of plastic waste exports

Dominican Republic

1.0%

in 2024

South Africa

1.4%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

20th

South Africa rank

17th

Share of plastic waste exports over time

Dominican Republic
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.4% against 1.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	South Africa
2010s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Dominican Republic or South Africa?: South Africa, at 1.4% against 1.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 0.4%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?: Dominican Republic ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of plastic waste exports
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 2,674 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.