Adjusted savings: net national savings in Dominica
Dominica: Adjusted savings: net national savings was -25.3% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Dominica, 2006–2018
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Dominica is -25.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 293.6% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Dominica peaked at -2.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -25.3%, in 2018.
That places Dominica 177th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -2.0% | — |
| 2007 | -10.5% | +423.0% |
| 2008 | -17.4% | +65.1% |
| 2009 | -16.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | -11.6% | -29.7% |
| 2011 | -14.5% | +25.3% |
| 2012 | -19.1% | +31.8% |
| 2013 | -12.3% | -35.7% |
| 2014 | -6.2% | -49.4% |
| 2015 | -8.2% | +30.9% |
| 2016 | -7.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | -6.4% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | -25.3% | +293.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.6% | -17.4% | -2.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | -12.4% | -25.3% | -6.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,500 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Dominica?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Dominica was -25.3% in 2018, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was -2.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.3% in 2018.
- How does Dominica rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Dominica ranks 177th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.