Dominica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Dominica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.5% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 40.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Dominica ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.6% | 2.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Dominica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Dominica, at 3.5% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Dominica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 3.4%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Dominica ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.