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Population: 70,400

Area: 751 sq km (290 sq miles)

DOMINICA
MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

GDP ($US, billion)

0.27

0.27

0.26

0.26

0.29

0.30

0.32

0.34

0.36

0.36

0.38

GDP (% change)

1.3

-4.2

-5.1

0.1

3.0

3.3

4.8

2.5

3.2

-0.3

1.4

GDP per capita ($US)

3,802

3,744

3,585

3,691

3,991

4,156

4,382

4,685

4,978

4,949

5,120

Current account balance ($US, billion)

-0.06

-0.06

-0.05

-0.05

-0.06

-0.08

-0.05

-0.09

-0.12

-0.10

-0.11

Current account balance (% of GDP)

-21.7

-20.5

-18.9

-20.0

-20.4

-26.0

-15.7

-25.0

-31.8

-28.1

-29.8

Inflation (% change)

0.8

1.6

0.1

1.6

2.4

1.6

2.6

3.2

6.4

0.04

2.3

Unemployment+ (%)

11

GDP (% change)

Inflation (% change)

GDP

6.5

Current account balance

0.35

4.5

0.5
-1.5

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

$US Billions

0.25
2.5

0.15
0.05

-3.5

-0.05

-5.5

-0.15

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2010


+

Source: The World Bank - http://databank.worldbank.org


*Numbers in italics represent estimates

Population: 70,400
Area: 751 sq km (290 sq miles)

DOMINICA
MAIN TRADE INDICATORS GOODS
Trade Balance ($US thousands)
Total Exported Value ($US thousands)
Total Imported Value ($US thousands)
Top 10 Markets by % of Total Exported Value (2008)
Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda
France
United Kingdom
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
St Kitts and Nevis
United States of America
Barbados
St Vincent & the Grenadines
Edible
vegetables,
roots and
tubers, 7%

16%
15%
14%
13%
9%
5%
4%
3%
3%
2%

Top 5 Exports by % of Total Exported Value (2008)

Soaps,
lubricants,
waxes, candles,
modelling
pastes, 33%

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

-103,823

-123,559

-125,423

-158,901

-192,381

41,309

41,783

41,473

36,833

39,994

145,132

165,342

166,896

195,734

232,375

Top 10 Markets by % of Total Imported Value (2008)


United States of America
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
Japan
Canada
Dominican Republic
China
Barbados
Venezuela
Saint Lucia

Edible fruit,
nuts, peel of
citrus fruit,
melons, 27%

5%
4%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%

Top 5 Imports by % of Total Imported Value (2008) Animal,vegetabl


e fats and oils,
4%

Tanning, dyeing
extracts,
pigments, 7%
Salt, sulphur,
earth, stone,
plaster, lime
and cement,
14%

40%
21%

Mineral fuels,
oils, distillation
products, 16%

Electrical,
electronic
equipment, 9%

Source: International Trade Centre www.trademap.org

Vehicles other
than railway,
tramway, 6%

Nuclear
reactors,
boilers,
machinery, 9%

Population: 70,400
Area: 751 sq km (290 sq miles)

DOMINICA
MAIN TRADE INDICATORS SERVICES
Trade Balance ($US thousands)
Total Exported Value ($US thousands)
Total Imported Value ($US thousands)
Top Exports by % of Total Exported Value (2008)
Travel

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

41,210

36,260

48,190

43,300

45,565

87,560

86,450

100,170

108,840

116,098

46,350

50,190

51,980

65,540

70,533

Top Imports by % of Total Imported Value (2008)


70%

Transportation

53%

Travel
Other business services

Transportation

24%

3%

Other business services

13%

Insurance services

12%

Government services
Insurance services

2%

2%
Royalties and license fees

Government services

16%

1%

Computer & information services


Source: International Trade Centre www.trademap.org

1%
0.1%

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