International tourism, number of arrivals in Dominica
Dominica: International tourism, number of arrivals was 140,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Dominica, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of arrivals in Dominica is 140,000, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 56.5% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Dominica peaked at 608,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 140,000, in 2020.
That places Dominica 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 203,000 | — |
| 1996 | 261,000 | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 299,000 | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 312,000 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 280,000 | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 312,000 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 276,000 | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 208,000 | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 254,000 | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 466,000 | +83.5% |
| 2005 | 381,000 | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 465,000 | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 437,000 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 468,000 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 608,000 | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 595,000 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 418,000 | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 348,000 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 311,000 | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 370,000 | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 358,000 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 356,000 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 230,000 | -35.4% |
| 2018 | 199,000 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 322,000 | +61.8% |
| 2020 | 140,000 | -56.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271,000 | 203,000 | 312,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 387,500 | 208,000 | 608,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,700 | 199,000 | 595,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 163 Congo 158,000 compare
- 164 Eritrea 142,000 compare
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago 141,000 compare
- 167 Seychelles 124,500 compare
- 168 North Macedonia 118,000 compare
- 169 Guinea 99,000 compare
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)
- Food exports 41.2% (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Dominica?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Dominica was 140,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 608,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,000 in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Dominica ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.