Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Dominica
Dominica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 12.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Dominica, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Dominica is 12.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Dominica peaked at 18.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 29th of 184 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, weighted mean, manufactured products in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.7% | — |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +3.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 12.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.4% | 13.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 26 Central African Republic 12.6% compare
- 27 Nepal 12.6% compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 12.4% compare
- 30 Solomon Islands 12.2% compare
- 31 Guinea 12.1% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 12.1% 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Dominica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Dominica was 12.3% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Dominica ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation 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. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.