Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominica
Dominica: Adjusted savings: gross savings was -11.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominica, 2006–2018
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Dominica recorded -11.2% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 260.2% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominica peaked at 8.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 2018.
Dominica ranks 177th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.7% | — |
| 2007 | -1.3% | -118.8% |
| 2008 | -7.6% | +502.9% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -173.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | -2.4% | -195.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -270.8% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +105.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | -11.2% | -260.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.4% | -7.6% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -11.2% | 8.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 174 Sierra Leone 0.3% compare
- 175 Lebanon -2.9% compare
- 176 Timor-Leste -10.8% compare
- 178 Libya -14.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Dominica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.3268 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3,591 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,026 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.3297 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominica?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Dominica was -11.2% in 2018, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 2018.
- How does Dominica rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Dominica ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.