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Dominica

Capital: RoseauRegion: Latin America & Caribbean Income: Upper middle income
GDP
$791.0M
2026
Population
66,205
2024
GDP per Capita
$10K
2026
Life Expectancy
71.1 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$791.0M2026
Real GDP Growth (%)3.3%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$10K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$1.53B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$20K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026
GNI (Current USD)$692.4M2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$10K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$21K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)13.9%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)56.9%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)12.2%2024
GDP Deflator (%)2.4%2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)4.7%2024
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$7K2021
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.03%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$95.6M2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.3%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)92.5%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-1.7%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-26.4%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)2.6%2024
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.8%2024
Deposit Interest Rate (%)1.6%2024
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$156.0M2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)4.72024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)2.702024
Broad Money (% of GDP)77.2%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Merchandise Exports (USD)$29.0M2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$262.0M2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)8.7%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-0.1%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$60.0M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$39.0M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)5.7%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)2.9%2023
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-23.2%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-160.1M2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)82.4%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$569.5M2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)9.5%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$250.1M2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$39.6M2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)8.0%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)39.4%2024
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)6.4%2022
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)13.8%2022

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population66,2052024
Population Growth (%)-0.5%2024
Population Density (per km²)892023
Surface Area (sq km)7502023
Land Area (sq km)7502023
Urban Population (%)73.5%2024
Urban Population (total)48,6902024
Rural Population (%)26.5%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth71.1 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male68.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female74.5 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.52023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)11.12023
Death Rate (per 1,000)12.82023
Net Migration-2422025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)17.9%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)69.2%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)13.0%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)44.6%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)180.72023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)86.52023

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)5.4%2024
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)5.8%2025
Primary School Enrollment (%)97.7%2025
Secondary School Enrollment (%)102.6%2023
Primary Completion Rate (%)91.1%2025
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)90.4%2023
Out-of-School Children, Primary2302023
Out-of-School Girls, Primary1732023
Primary School Teachers5522023
Secondary School Teachers5112023
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary132016
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary112015
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)45.8%2015

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.0%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$4922023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.4%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)29.3%2023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)4.02023
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)35.52023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)33.12023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)37.72023
Measles Immunization (% of children)80.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)90.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.122024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)52024
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)5.02020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)20.3%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)8.9%2022
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)86.2%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)20.72020
Forest Area (%)63.8%2023
Forest Area (sq km)4792023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.6%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.1%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)97.0%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)33.3%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,6822023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.82022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.62022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)102.32022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1152023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)0.02023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)10.0%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)83.8%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)20.92022
Secure Internet Servers (per million)62,865.32024
Patent Applications, Non-Residents112021
Scientific Journal Articles52022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$367K2023
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)1.6%2024

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Container Port Traffic (TEU)7,4012020
Electricity from Oil (%)79.7%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)37.5%2024
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)113.2%2016
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)34.12023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.992021

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption0.542023
Government Effectiveness0.262023
Regulatory Quality0.312023
Voice & Accountability0.792023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)67.5%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)61.3%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)70.8%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)95.7%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)27.12023

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.542020
Human Capital Index, Female0.582020
Human Capital Index, Male0.522020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.0 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals140,0002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$111.0M2018
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$9.0M2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)75.1%2018

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Rural Population Growth (%)-2.1%2024