Food exports in Dominica
Dominica: Food exports was 41.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Dominica, 1977–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 41.2% for food exports in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 258.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Dominica peaked at 84.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2013.
Dominica ranks 50th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Food exports in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 84.9% | — |
| 1978 | 81.7% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 71.1% | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 45.6% | -35.9% |
| 1981 | 56.6% | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 58.9% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 75.2% | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 77.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 58.8% | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -46.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -49.3% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +449.9% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +45.8% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | -10.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 41.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 41.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +449.9% | 11.5% | 63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.2% | 71.1% | 84.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 63.0% | 45.6% | 77.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 43.9% | 67.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 35.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 11.5% | 63.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 31.7% | 46.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More private sector data for Dominica
- Merchandise trade 39.1% (2025)
- Food imports 25.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 259.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 57.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 364.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -17.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,932 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Dominica?
- Food exports in Dominica was 41.2% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2013.
- How does Dominica rank for food exports?
- Dominica ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.