Dominica: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Dominica's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 1% on 2021 (from 14,083 to 13,940).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +72.3% and a typical year strayed about 255.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,178.9% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 25.3% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 23% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Dominica had the 22nd highest value of the 35 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Dominica in the 2022 ranking

• Faroe Islands — 19th of 35: 18,681
• Greenland — 20th of 35: 17,908
• Liberia — 21st of 35: 14,759
• San Marino — 23rd of 35: 12,200
• Antigua and Barbuda — 24th of 35: 9,917
• Virgin Islands (US) — 25th of 35: 8,708

What this measures

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 23 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 9,917 (2022)
• Argentina — 11.93 million (2024)
• Aruba — 18,847 (2022)
• Bahamas, The — 101,396 (2024)
• Barbados — 105,825 (2022)
• Belize — 39,282 (2022)
• Bolivia — 1.5 million (2024)
• Brazil — 51.05 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 9,833 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 40,349 (2022)
• Chile — 4.69 million (2024)

More infrastructure data for Dominica

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 56,929 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 85.19 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 7,459 (2021)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 11.1 (2021)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$3.21 million (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 1.78% (2025)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 82.05% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 3.7 (2023)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 20.86 (2022)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominica's fixed broadband subscriptions?

13,940 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 17,325% from 80 in 2000 (26.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 18,286 in 2020 and the lowest 80 in 2000.

How does Dominica rank?

22nd highest of 35 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Dominica?

In 2022, Dominica's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 1% on 2021 (from 14,083 to 13,940). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +72.3% and a typical year strayed about 255.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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