Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Dominica

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Dominica in 2025 — 39.1%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 189. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 35.02 pp.

2025 39.1% −3.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 140of 189
Period maximum 85.89%1990
Period minimum 37.28%2017

Trend over time

1977–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Dominica, 1977–202520406080100197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 74.12%1978: 77.02%1979: 56.35%1980: 79.67%1981: 84.04%1982: 79.31%1983: 72.97%1984: 76.95%1985: 69.46%1986: 73.25%1987: 75.06%1988: 82.99%1989: 82.1%1990: 85.89%1991: 74.63%1992: 67.5%1993: 57.43%1994: 54.09%1995: 57.55%1996: 62.95%1997: 61.72%1998: 60.17%1999: 58.48%2000: 60.58%2001: 46.36%2002: 42.38%2003: 45%2004: 46.89%2005: 52.88%2006: 49.92%2007: 52.4%2008: 59.79%2009: 50.04%2010: 50.21%2011: 47.92%2012: 46.51%2013: 43.64%2014: 46.48%2015: 41.84%2016: 37.86%2017: 37.28%2018: 49.66%2019: 52.46%2020: 43.29%2021: 44.41%2022: 46.22%2023: 49.14%2024: 42.24%2025: 39.1%
Change over the period: −35.02 pp Annual average: -0.73 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominica

Dominica 39.1%
World 43.89%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.1 −3.15 pp
2024 42.24 −6.9 pp
2023 49.14 +2.92 pp
2022 46.22 +1.81 pp
2021 44.41 +1.12 pp
2020 43.29 −9.17 pp
2019 52.46 +2.8 pp
2018 49.66 +12.39 pp
2017 37.28 −0.59 pp
2016 37.86 −3.98 pp
2015 41.84 −4.64 pp
2014 46.48 +2.84 pp
2013 43.64 −2.86 pp
2012 46.51 −1.42 pp
2011 47.92 −2.28 pp
2010 50.21 +0.17 pp
2009 50.04 −9.75 pp
2008 59.79 +7.39 pp
2007 52.4 +2.48 pp
2006 49.92 −2.96 pp
2005 52.88 +5.99 pp
2004 46.89 +1.88 pp
2003 45 +2.62 pp
2002 42.38 −3.98 pp
2001 46.36 −14.21 pp
2000 60.58 +2.1 pp
1999 58.48 −1.7 pp
1998 60.17 −1.55 pp
1997 61.72 −1.23 pp
1996 62.95 +5.4 pp
1995 57.55 +3.46 pp
1994 54.09 −3.34 pp
1993 57.43 −10.08 pp
1992 67.5 −7.12 pp
1991 74.63 −11.26 pp
1990 85.89 +3.78 pp
1989 82.1 −0.89 pp
1988 82.99 +7.92 pp
1987 75.06 +1.82 pp
1986 73.25 +3.78 pp
1985 69.46 −7.49 pp
1984 76.95 +3.98 pp
1983 72.97 −6.33 pp
1982 79.31 −4.73 pp
1981 84.04 +4.37 pp
1980 79.67 +23.32 pp
1979 56.35 −20.67 pp
1978 77.02 +2.9 pp
1977 74.12

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.