Premium gasoline, being one of the most consumed fuels in the Dominican Republic, and because it comes mostly from the United States, could be the petroleum derivative most affected in the country in terms of its price. Premium gasoline accounts for 17.8% of the total hydrocarbons imported by the Dominican Republic, followed by crude oil with 17.1%, Liquefied Natural Gas with 15.2%, and regular gasoil with 12.1%. Following are LPG, 7.2%, optimal diesel 7.2%, fuel oil 7.0%, Avtur 6.6% and Coal 5.2%. The 83.40% of all those hydrocarbons were imported from the United States, where, according to data from the AAA automobile association, the national price of gasoline has increased by almost 17% since the beginning of the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28th. The remaining 16.6% of imported hydrocarbons is distributed among other suppliers such as the Netherlands, which ranked second with 5.6% of the share, followed by Colombia with 3.5%, Belgium with 3.1%, and the United States Virgin Islands with 2.6%. In 2024, the total bill for the import of energy sources, measured in FOB value, was $4,706.69 million US dollars.
By the third quarter of 2025 (latest available data), the total value of hydrocarbon imports in the third quarter of 2025 reached US$1,163.00 million.
