Dominica — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Dominica, 1978–2025.
GDP growth for Dominica was 3.05% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 48 years, from 1978 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.38% in 1980. The lowest was -18.36% in 1979 (about -6.0× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.60% per year.
Dominica ranks 114 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Dominica sits below it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 77% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 190%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 21 of 40 economies; Belize (2.75%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 51748% in 2014. That is 436% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 18th of 151 in 1978 → 8th of 152 in 1980 → 49th of 176 in 1990 → 152nd of 199 in 2000 → 183rd of 209 in 2010 → 192nd of 209 in 2020 → 103rd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1978 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.05% | +1.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.05% | -1.6 pp |
| 2023 | 3.65% | -6.7 pp |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +5.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.38% | +21.1 pp |
| 2020 | -15.71% | -19.7 pp |
| 2019 | 3.95% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.96% | +10.5 pp |
| 2017 | -7.54% | -9.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.45% | +4.8 pp |
| 2015 | -3.37% | -5.7 pp |
| 2014 | 2.34% | +2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 0% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | -0.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 0.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.11% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | -1.14% | -8.3 pp |
| 2008 | 7.12% | +1.8 pp |
| 2007 | 5.36% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +3.5 pp |
| 2005 | 0.92% | -3.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +8.9 pp |
| 2002 | -3.09% | -3.0 pp |
| 2001 | -0.06% | -2.4 pp |
| 2000 | 2.34% | +2.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.35% | -3.4 pp |
| 1998 | 3.77% | +1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 2.19% | -0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 3.03% | +3.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.03% | -2.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.03% | +0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 1.35% | -4.1 pp |
| 1990 | 5.42% | +5.6 pp |
| 1989 | -0.19% | -8.0 pp |
| 1988 | 7.82% | +1.5 pp |
| 1987 | 6.31% | -0.8 pp |
| 1986 | 7.07% | +5.7 pp |
| 1985 | 1.42% | -2.8 pp |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +1.6 pp |
| 1983 | 2.56% | -1.6 pp |
| 1982 | 4.13% | -6.7 pp |
| 1981 | 10.83% | -2.6 pp |
| 1980 | 13.38% | +31.7 pp |
| 1979 | -18.36% | -28.9 pp |
| 1978 | 10.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Dominica’s GDP growth in 1979?
-18.36% (1979). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Dominica’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1978 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -71.0% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.05%; 2024: 2.05%; 2023: 3.65%; 2022: 10.4%; 2021: 5.38%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.