Economy of Dominica

Imports

Imports commoditiesmanufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals

Import partnersJapan 39.3%, US 15.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 13.5%, China 5.1% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesbananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges

Export partnersJapan 38.8%, Jamaica 8.3%, Antigua and Barbuda 7.7%, Guyana 6.5%, Paraguay 5.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.2% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productsbananas, citrus, mangos, root crops, coconuts, cocoa forest and fishery potential not exploited

Industrial productssoap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes

Economy

GDP - Official Exchange Rate495 Million $ (2013)474 Million $ (2012)491 Million $ (2011)

GDP growth rate1.10 % (2013)-1.70 % (2012)1.00 % (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP)14,300 $ (2013)14,000 $ (2012)14,600 $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity1.02 Billion $ (2013)990 Million $ (2012)1.03 Billion $ (2011)

GDP PPP per land area1.35 Million $ per square kilometer (2013)1.32 Million $ per square kilometer (2012)1.37 Million $ per square kilometer (2011)

Electricity

Banking

Central bank discount rate6.50 % (2010)6.50 % (2009)6.50 % (2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate9.10 % (2013)9.03 % (2012)8.88 % (2011)

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP15.7 % (2013)15.3 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP15.6 % (2013)15.9 % (2012)

Services % of GDP68.7 % (2013)68.8 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals79,000 (2012)76,000 (2011)77,000 (2010)

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)70.0 % of GDP (2012)78.0 % of GDP (2009)85.0 % of GDP (2006)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-11.09 % of GDP (2012)-14.52 % of GDP (2011)-17.14 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)61.5 % of GNI (2012)55.8 % of GNI (2011)53.6 % of GNI (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)1.95 % of total external debt (2012)2.14 % of total external debt (2011)0.59 % of total external debt (2010)

Current Account Balance (Total)-91.50 Million $ (2013)-54.90 Million $ (2012)-84.71 Million $ (2011)

External Debt (Total)275 Million $ (2013)272 Million $ (2012)258 Million $ (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)55.5 % of GDP (2013)57.5 % of GDP (2012)52.4 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt per Capita3,751 $ (2013)3,721 $ (2012)3,532 $ (2011)