Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Dominica
Dominica: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 72.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Dominica, 1983–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 72.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 979.1% on the previous year and up 817.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Dominica peaked at 72.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
Dominica ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -64.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -55.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +46.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +882.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -81.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -83.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +84.3% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +266376.9% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -43.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +101.4% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +73.6% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +76.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -68.8% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +990.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -70.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +193.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -61.9% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -50.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +36.4% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +455.3% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -73.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +81.8% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +979.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 72.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 7.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 72.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 13.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +266376.9% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| 2009 | +990.6% | 3.6% | 39.1% |
| 2023 | +979.1% | 6.7% | 72.4% |
| 1988 | +882.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 2.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 5.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 6.7% | 72.4% | 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 outside region in Dominica?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Dominica was 72.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Dominica rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Dominica ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 817.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.