Merchandise trade in Dominica
Dominica: Merchandise trade was 39.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Dominica, 1977–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 39.1% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Dominica peaked at 85.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2017.
Dominica ranks 148th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 74.1% | — |
| 1978 | 77.0% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 56.3% | -26.8% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | +41.4% |
| 1981 | 84.0% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 79.3% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 73.0% | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 73.2% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 75.1% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 82.1% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 85.9% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 74.6% | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 60.2% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.2% | 56.3% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 77.6% | 69.5% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 54.1% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 42.4% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 37.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 39.1% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More private sector data for Dominica
- 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$), annual growth rate -17.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,932 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Dominica?
- Merchandise trade in Dominica was 39.1% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2017.
- How does Dominica rank for merchandise trade?
- Dominica ranks 148th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.