Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica
Dominica: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products was 5.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica is 5.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica peaked at 20.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2020.
That places Dominica 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.5% | — |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -68.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +88.6% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -40.3% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +116.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -52.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.2% | 20.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 5.6% | 18.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.4% | 15.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 80 Burkina Faso 5.6% compare
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 5.6% compare
- 82 Montenegro 5.5% compare
- 84 Bangladesh 5.3% compare
- 85 Israel 5.1% compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 5.1% compare
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 tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica was 5.4% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products?
- Dominica ranks 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).