Starting a business - Score in Dominica
Dominica: Starting a business - Score was 89.32 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Dominica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Dominica stood at 89.32.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Dominica peaked at 89.39 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.95, in 2005.
Dominica ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.95 | — |
| 2006 | 86.98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.34 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.79 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.15 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.23 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.5 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.31 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.15 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.27 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.35 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.27 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.39 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.32 | -0.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 89.32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 89.32 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.44 | 86.95 | 88.15 | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.11 | 88.23 | 89.39 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Dominica?
- Starting a business - score in Dominica was 89.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.39 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.95 in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for starting a business - score?
- Dominica ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.