Dominica: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Dominica's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) rose 0.37 percentage points on 2022 (from 12.72% to 13.09%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.3 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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 6.09 percentage points in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.84 percentage points in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% 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 2023, Dominica had the 24th highest value of the 197 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 2023 ranking

• Cuba — 21st of 197: 15.54%
• Haiti — 22nd of 197: 14.11%
• Guyana — 23rd of 197: 13.24%
• Antigua and Barbuda — 25th of 197: 11.04%
• Brazil — 26th of 197: 10.92%
• Trinidad and Tobago — 27th of 197: 10.84%

What this measures

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

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

All 48 values

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 11.04% (2023)
• Argentina — 34.37% (2023)
• Aruba — 10.42% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 2.58% (2023)
• Barbados — 7.19% (2023)
• Belize — 24.64% (2023)

More private sector & trade data for Dominica

• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$259 million (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$24 million (2025)
• Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 13.03% (2025)
• Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 57.43% (2025)
• Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$207.93 million (2025)
• Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 19.19% (2025)
• Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 10.36% (2025)
• Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 21.89% (2025)
• Commercial service exports (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominica's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)?

13.09% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is down 2.6 percentage points from 15.69% in 1976. The highest value was 20.11% in 1987 and the lowest 7.54% in 1997.

How does Dominica rank?

24th highest of 197 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) unusual for Dominica?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.R3.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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