Dominica: Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Dominica's statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) rose 20 on 2023 (from 30 to 50).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +1.58 and a typical year strayed about 15 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 20 in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% 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 2024, Dominica had the 172nd highest value of the 217 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 2024 ranking

• Botswana — 172nd of 217: 50
• Burundi — 173rd of 217: 50
• Central African Republic — 174th of 217: 50
• Kiribati — 176th of 217: 50
• Papua New Guinea — 177th of 217: 50
• Puerto Rico (US) — 178th of 217: 50

What this measures

The data use overall score is a composite score measuring the demand side of the statistical system. The data use pillar is segmented by five types of users: (i) the legislature, (ii) the executive branch, (iii) civil society (including sub-national actors), (iv) academia and (v) international bodies. Each dimension would have associated indicators to measure performance. A mature system would score well across all dimensions whereas a less mature one would have weaker scores along certain dimensions. The gaps would give insights into prioritization among user groups and help answer questions as to why the existing services are not resulting in higher use of national statistics in a particular segment. Currently, the SPI only features indicators for one of the five dimensions of data use, which is data use by international organizations. Indicators on whether statistical systems are providing useful data to their national governments (legislature and executive branches), to civil society, and to academia are absent. Thus the dashboard does not yet assess if national statistical systems are meeting the data needs of a large swathe of users.

Limitations: Currently, the dashboard only features indicators for one of the five dimensions of data use, which is data use by international organizations. Indicators on whether statistical systems are providing useful data to their national governments (legislature and executive branches), to civil society, and to academia are absent. Thus the dashboard does not yet assess if national statistical systems are meeting the data needs of a large swathe of users.

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

All 21 values

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 80 (2024)
• Argentina — 90 (2024)
• Aruba — 40 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 70 (2024)
• Barbados — 80 (2024)
• Belize — 80 (2024)
• Bolivia — 80 (2024)
• Brazil — 83.4 (2024)

More public sector data for Dominica

• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 27.06 (2023)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 3.67 (2025)
• CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2.5 (2025)
• CPIA financial sector rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA fiscal policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 4 (2025)
• CPIA gender equality rating (1=low to 6=high)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominica's statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100)?

50 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Dominica rank?

172nd highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) unusual for Dominica?

In 2024, Dominica's statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) rose 20 on 2023 (from 30 to 50). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +1.58 and a typical year strayed about 15 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB), uri: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IQ.SPI.PIL1, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB), uri: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators 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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