Dominica - Economy
How is the economy of Dominica? Based on the information we have, Dominica has a highly agrarian OECS island economy; ECCU-member state; large banana exporter; improved oversight of its citizenship-by-investment program; emerging ecotourism, information and communications, and education industries. Key agricultural products in this country include: taro, grapefruits, yams, bananas, plantains, coconuts, milk, yautia, oranges, sugarcane (2022).
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Labor force
Industrial production growth rate 1.07% (2022 est.)
Industries soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes
Population below poverty line 29% (2009 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 40.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2022 2.7 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021 2.7 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020 2.7 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2019 2.7 (2019 est.)
Exchange rates 2018 2.7 (2018 est.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 31 December 2017 $280.4 million (31 December 2017 est.)
Debt - external 31 December 2015 $314.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 $204.343 million (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 $190.843 million (2021 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 $165.824 million (2020 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2022 -$133.58 million (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2021 -$153.204 million (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2020 -$178.7 million (2020 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2017 82.7% of GDP (2017 est.)
Public debt 2016 71.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
Budget
Revenues $180 million (2021 est.)
Expenditures $184 million (2021 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) -5.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Remittances
Remittances 2022 8.56% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 11.72% of GDP (2021 est.)
Remittances 2020 11.61% of GDP (2020 est.)
Imports
Imports 2022 $349.052 million (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $307.79 million (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $303.326 million (2020 est.)
Imports (partners) US 51%, China 9%, Indonesia 4%, Trinidad and Tobago 4%, Italy 3% (2022)
Comodities Imports force refined petroleum, natural gas, crude petroleum, plastic products, cars (2022)
Exports
Imports 2022 $349.052 million (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $307.79 million (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $303.326 million (2020 est.)
Exports (partners) Bahamas, The 12%, Guyana 8%, Antigua and Barbuda 7%, Dominican Republic 7%, Barbados 6% (2022)
Comodities Exports force power equipment, soap, raw iron bars, natural gas, tropical fruits (2022)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $833.828 million (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $789.248 million (2021 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020 $738.371 million (2020 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $607.441 million (2022 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2022 $11,500 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $10,900 (2021 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2020 $10,300 (2020 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 22.3% (2017 est.)
Industry 12.6% (2017 est.)
Services 65.1% (2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 60.6% (2017 est.)
Government consumption 26.2% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 21.5% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories 0% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services 54.4% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services -62.7% (2017 est.)
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