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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 0.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 1.62 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1986	0.01
1987	0.00
1989	0.02
1990	0.04
1994	0.03
1995	0.03
1998	0.02
1999	0.02
2000	0.01
2001	0.03
2002	0.10
2003	0.42
2004	0.17
2005	0.06
2006	0.08
2007	0.02
2008	0.01
2009	0.05
2010	0.04
2011	0.03
2012	0.03
2013	1.62
2014	0.07
2015	0.20
2016	0.36
2017	0.16
2018	0.38
2019	0.08
2020	0.03

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Dominica was 213,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 319,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 6,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year	Value
1960	6,000,000
1961	6,000,000
1962	7,000,000
1963	7,000,000
1964	9,000,000
1965	10,000,000
1966	10,000,000
1967	10,000,000
1968	10,000,000
1969	12,000,000
1970	16,000,000
1971	17,000,000
1972	17,000,000
1973	16,000,000
1974	19,000,000
1975	21,000,000
1976	19,000,000
1977	22,000,000
1978	28,000,000
1979	22,000,000
1980	48,000,000
1981	50,000,000
1982	47,000,000
1983	45,000,000
1984	58,000,000
1985	55,000,000
1986	56,000,000
1987	66,000,000
1988	88,000,000
1989	107,000,000
1990	118,000,000
1991	110,000,000
1992	105,000,000
1993	93,000,000
1994	96,000,000
1995	113,000,000
1996	133,000,000
1997	135,000,000
1998	132,000,000
1999	138,000,000
2000	148,000,000
2001	131,000,000
2002	116,000,000
2003	128,000,000
2004	144,000,000
2005	165,000,000
2006	167,000,000
2007	196,000,000
2008	247,000,000
2009	225,000,000
2010	224,000,000
2011	226,000,000
2012	208,000,000
2013	203,000,000
2014	230,000,000
2015	214,000,000
2016	214,000,000
2017	198,000,000
2018	302,000,000
2019	319,000,000
2020	213,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 86.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 90.46 in 2018, while its lowest value was 61.04 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1976	71.16
1977	67.29
1978	66.85
1979	63.90
1980	68.99
1981	61.04
1982	78.85
1983	80.01
1984	83.56
1985	82.42
1986	81.16
1987	74.79
1988	79.50
1989	84.97
1990	85.26
1991	72.65
1992	77.55
1993	78.62
1994	82.83
1995	83.67
1996	86.72
1997	82.01
1998	86.13
1999	86.36
2000	85.07
2001	84.74
2002	82.58
2003	82.91
2004	83.35
2005	83.30
2006	79.73
2007	80.42
2008	81.00
2009	72.96
2010	69.66
2011	70.92
2012	73.14
2013	71.20
2014	69.02
2015	71.07
2016	69.52
2017	81.59
2018	90.46
2019	89.40
2020	86.92

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 3.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 8.03 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.15 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1981	0.35
1982	0.93
1983	1.69
1984	1.11
1985	1.13
1986	1.28
1987	1.84
1988	1.83
1989	0.95
1990	0.89
1991	0.15
1993	0.66
1994	1.33
1995	0.87
1996	0.76
1997	0.97
1998	1.26
1999	1.03
2000	1.13
2001	1.80
2002	1.86
2003	2.05
2004	2.17
2005	3.67
2006	7.24
2007	4.03
2008	3.41
2009	4.99
2010	8.03
2011	5.07
2012	4.34
2013	5.10
2014	4.88
2015	4.92
2016	5.91
2017	3.40
2018	2.17
2019	2.86
2020	3.66

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 2.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 7.39 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.15 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1981	0.35
1982	0.64
1983	1.38
1984	0.84
1985	0.91
1986	1.23
1987	1.78
1988	1.77
1989	0.86
1990	0.75
1991	0.15
1993	0.64
1994	0.93
1995	0.63
1996	0.61
1997	0.97
1998	1.11
1999	0.78
2000	0.62
2001	1.15
2002	1.39
2003	1.26
2004	1.56
2005	2.60
2006	4.04
2007	3.20
2008	2.95
2009	4.11
2010	7.39
2011	4.82
2012	4.03
2013	3.20
2014	4.08
2015	4.52
2016	4.80
2017	2.80
2018	1.42
2019	1.86
2020	2.79

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 0.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 2.67 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1986	0.00
1989	0.00
1990	0.00
1993	0.02
1994	0.02
1995	0.07
1996	0.02
1998	0.02
1999	0.02
2000	0.33
2001	0.41
2002	0.08
2003	0.07
2004	0.05
2005	0.41
2006	2.67
2007	0.35
2008	0.07
2009	0.06
2010	0.27
2011	0.07
2012	0.11
2013	0.10
2014	0.42
2015	0.06
2016	0.42
2017	0.37
2018	0.32
2019	0.87
2020	0.71

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 8.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 20.43 in 1987, while its lowest value was 5.55 in 2018.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1976	16.59
1977	14.13
1978	13.76
1979	13.08
1980	10.56
1981	11.14
1982	18.69
1983	15.90
1984	13.55
1985	14.43
1986	14.68
1987	20.43
1988	16.04
1989	10.70
1990	11.50
1991	10.87
1992	9.93
1993	10.96
1994	13.88
1995	13.19
1996	10.53
1997	7.74
1998	10.02
1999	10.61
2000	10.80
2001	10.72
2002	12.30
2003	11.76
2004	11.75
2005	10.85
2006	10.89
2007	12.54
2008	13.01
2009	13.67
2010	13.42
2011	14.36
2012	13.58
2013	14.96
2014	16.15
2015	14.46
2016	15.39
2017	10.48
2018	5.55
2019	6.14
2020	8.13

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 1.59 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1986	0.01
1989	0.02
1990	0.04
1994	0.03
1995	0.00
1996	0.00
1998	0.02
1999	0.03
2000	0.01
2001	0.03
2002	0.01
2003	0.42
2004	0.16
2005	0.06
2006	0.06
2007	0.04
2008	0.00
2009	0.04
2011	0.00
2012	0.00
2013	1.59
2014	0.00
2015	0.17
2016	0.31
2017	0.11
2018	0.32
2019	0.02
2020	0.00

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 0.067 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 0.621 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.031 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1982	0.037
1983	0.056
1984	0.032
1985	0.035
1986	0.045
1987	0.032
1988	0.061
1989	0.057
1990	0.045
1994	0.118
1995	0.081
1996	0.047
1998	0.082
1999	0.106
2000	0.152
2001	0.209
2002	0.241
2003	0.166
2004	0.329
2005	0.314
2006	0.280
2007	0.188
2008	0.254
2009	0.621
2010	0.163
2011	0.104
2012	0.124
2013	0.112
2014	0.112
2015	0.086
2016	0.115
2017	0.051
2018	0.031
2019	0.047
2020	0.067

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 0.094 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 0.276 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.005 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1982	0.255
1983	0.254
1984	0.234
1985	0.190
1986	0.005
1987	0.030
1988	0.005
1989	0.012
1990	0.051
1994	0.231
1995	0.082
1996	0.089
1998	0.031
1999	0.090
2000	0.017
2001	0.006
2002	0.134
2003	0.141
2004	0.073
2005	0.276
2006	0.193
2007	0.247
2008	0.134
2009	0.165
2010	0.217
2011	0.070
2012	0.068
2013	0.110
2014	0.266
2015	0.087
2016	0.270
2017	0.064
2018	0.082
2019	0.074
2020	0.094

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 1.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 27.47 in 1981, while its lowest value was 1.29 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1976	12.25
1977	18.57
1978	19.39
1979	23.02
1980	20.45
1981	27.47
1982	1.53
1983	2.40
1984	1.77
1985	2.02
1986	2.88
1987	2.95
1988	2.62
1989	3.38
1990	2.35
1991	16.33
1992	12.52
1993	9.77
1994	1.96
1995	2.26
1996	1.99
1997	9.28
1998	2.59
1999	2.00
2000	2.99
2001	2.74
2002	3.25
2003	3.28
2004	2.72
2005	2.18
2006	2.14
2007	3.02
2008	2.58
2009	8.38
2010	8.89
2011	9.65
2012	8.94
2013	8.74
2014	9.95
2015	9.55
2016	9.18
2017	4.54
2018	1.81
2019	1.60
2020	1.29

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Dominica was $259,628,200 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $681,589,600 in 2018 and $19,060,000 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1976	$19,060,000
1977	$21,879,000
1978	$28,434,000
1979	$22,210,000
1980	$47,675,000
1981	$37,200,900
1982	$45,890,000
1983	$42,878,000
1984	$54,804,900
1985	$52,638,780
1986	$54,112,660
1987	$64,360,240
1988	$85,134,810
1989	$104,421,100
1990	$113,348,100
1991	$120,464,900
1992	$106,938,400
1993	$94,206,820
1994	$96,345,350
1995	$117,282,500
1996	$129,953,600
1997	$134,497,000
1998	$132,219,300
1999	$140,224,800
2000	$147,523,300
2001	$131,216,100
2002	$116,136,500
2003	$128,053,900
2004	$145,987,900
2005	$167,732,000
2006	$172,685,700
2007	$197,657,700
2008	$237,189,000
2009	$225,527,700
2010	$210,556,600
2011	$216,143,500
2012	$215,129,200
2013	$214,446,200
2014	$213,546,600
2015	$206,692,000
2016	$215,090,600
2017	$401,847,300
2018	$681,589,600
2019	$572,406,100
2020	$259,628,200

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Dominica was 8.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 20.43 in 1987, while its lowest value was 5.55 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1976	16.59
1977	14.13
1978	13.76
1979	13.08
1980	10.56
1981	11.14
1982	18.69
1983	15.90
1984	13.55
1985	14.43
1986	14.68
1987	20.43
1988	16.04
1989	10.70
1990	11.50
1991	10.87
1992	9.93
1993	10.96
1994	13.88
1995	13.19
1996	10.53
1997	7.74
1998	10.02
1999	10.61
2000	10.80
2001	10.72
2002	12.30
2003	11.76
2004	11.75
2005	10.85
2006	10.89
2007	12.54
2008	13.01
2009	13.67
2010	13.42
2011	14.36
2012	13.58
2013	14.96
2014	16.15
2015	14.46
2016	15.39
2017	10.48
2018	5.55
2019	6.14
2020	8.13

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports