Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Dominica
Dominica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 7.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica is 7.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.0% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica peaked at 20.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2020.
Dominica ranks 103rd of 184 countries on this measure, 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, 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 | 14.6% | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +43.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -55.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.9%, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.2% | 20.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.4% | 18.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.7% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 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, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Dominica was 7.0% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Dominica ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).