Dominica

Latin America & Caribbean·Upper middle income

Population: 66.5K; 199th of 217
GDP: $689M; 206th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $10,405; 100th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 71.1; 147th of 217
Human development: 0.72; 102nd of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Dominica

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Cuba

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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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

Area: 751 km²
Languages: English (official), French patois
Resources: timber, hydropower, arable land

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

DMA

BRA

DOM

CUB

GDP

current US$

$689M–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$36.8M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

35.3%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

12.2%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

13.9%–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Population

people

66.5K–––

Population density

people per km²

89.1–––

Urban population

% of total

72%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.5–––

Net migration

people

-200–––

Population under 15

% of total

17.9%–––

Population 65+

% of total

13%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

6.3%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.7%–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

10.7K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

2,254.6–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.2–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#206/214

$689M2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#100/214

$10,4052024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#98/203

$20,286latest

GDP growth

annual %

#146/214

2.1%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#93/207

$10,2202024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#54/213

2.4%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#157/201

$36.8M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#164/205

35.3%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#66/206

12.2%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#169/208

13.9%2024

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#97/165

$8,8802022

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#199/217

66.5Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#114/216

89.1latest

Urban population

% of total

#83/215

72%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#147/217

71.1latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#164/217

1.5latest

Net migration

people

#99/217

-2002024

Population under 15

% of total

#145/217

17.9%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#74/217

13%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

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Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#156/196

33.1latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#144/196

35.5latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#100/192

6.3%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#113/195

1.1latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#79/199

4.7%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

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Internet users

% of population

#85/210

83.8%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#167/214

85.22022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#83/208

20.92022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#20/215

62.9K2024

Access to electricity

% of population

#34/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

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Energy use per capita

kWh

#111/198

10.7K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#107/202

2,254.62023

Electricity generation

TWh

#193/202

0.22023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#143/202

13.3%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#146/202

86.7%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#9/204

0.22024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#94/204

2.62024

Share of global CO₂

#196/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#65/193

3.22023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

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Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#164/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#121/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#126/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#124/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#128/210

0.5862024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

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Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#44/178

552022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#53/193

0.5392022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#93/193

-0.09712022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#43/193

0.7332022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#5/193

1.32022

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

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Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#102/189

0.722021

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