Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Dominica
Dominica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 18.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Dominica, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Dominica is 18.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Dominica peaked at 22.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2010.
Dominica ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.6% | — |
| 1997 | 16.5% | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +11.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 18.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 18.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +31.9% | 16.6% | 21.9% |
| 2001 | -29.3% | 21.9% | 15.5% |
| 1997 | -26.7% | 22.6% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 16.5% | 22.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.2% | 21.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 207.93 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 57.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 177.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 364.35 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Dominica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Dominica was 18.1% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2010.
- How does Dominica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Dominica ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, most favored nation, simple mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).