Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominica
Dominica: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 24.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominica, 1976–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 24.1% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.0% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominica peaked at 92.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 185th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 89.9% | — |
| 1977 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 92.0% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 52.7% | -35.3% |
| 1981 | 80.0% | +51.8% |
| 1982 | 61.0% | -23.8% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 86.7% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 85.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 82.5% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 82.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 66.8% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +62.1% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -69.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 24.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 37% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 24.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 36% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -69.0% | 77.9% | 24.1% |
| 2019 | +62.1% | 49.1% | 79.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.5% | 81.5% | 92.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 74.4% | 52.7% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 65.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 47.5% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 49.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 24.1% | 77.9% | 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)
- 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominica?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Dominica was 24.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Dominica ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.