Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Dominica
Dominica: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 72.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Dominica, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Dominica stood at 72.3%.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Dominica peaked at 100.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2021.
That places Dominica 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 100.0% | — |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 27.4% | -72.6% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | +89.2% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +72.2% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 91.5% | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 96.1% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | -24.5% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 63.8% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 62.6% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 65.7% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 55.1% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +56.7% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +97.2% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 72.3% | +8.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 72.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 72.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +97.2% | 26.5% | 52.3% |
| 1980 | +89.2% | 27.4% | 51.8% |
| 1979 | -72.6% | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| 1981 | +72.2% | 51.8% | 89.2% |
| 2000 | +56.7% | 52.3% | 82.0% |
| 2020 | -42.2% | 75.2% | 43.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.8% | 27.4% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 79.6% | 51.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 52.3% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 82.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 66.3% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 26.5% | 72.3% | 6 |
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 travel services in Dominica?
- Travel services in Dominica was 72.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for travel services?
- Dominica ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.