Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Dominica
Dominica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 7.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Dominica, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Dominica stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Dominica peaked at 20.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2020.
That places Dominica 87th out of 186 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, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.3% | — |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -51.5% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -37.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 9.9% | 20.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 85 Angola 8.1% compare
- 86 Azerbaijan 7.9% compare
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- 89 Tajikistan 7.8% compare
- 90 Thailand 7.7% 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, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Dominica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Dominica was 7.9% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Dominica ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.