Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Dominica
Dominica: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Dominica, 1976–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 3.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 77.1% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Dominica peaked at 47.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 42nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.1% | — |
| 1977 | 9.4% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | +129.9% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +155.5% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | -57.7% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +95.2% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 23.2% | -31.4% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | -32.9% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 21.1% | +44.2% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -48.8% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +92.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -46.5% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +42.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -79.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +123.4% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +52.7% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -77.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 3.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 24% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +155.5% | 18.5% | 47.3% |
| 1979 | +129.9% | 8.0% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | +123.4% | 6.1% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 8.0% | 18.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 13.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 16.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 13.4% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 5.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 3.5% | 15.4% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in latin in Dominica?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Dominica was 3.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Dominica ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. 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 low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.