Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica
Dominica: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica, 1978–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.4% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica peaked at 23.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -33.4%, in 1979.
Dominica ranks 111th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.0% | — |
| 1979 | -33.4% | -403.4% |
| 1980 | -2.1% | -93.8% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | -1064.5% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -91.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -93.1% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +5115.3% |
| 1985 | -5.3% | -186.4% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -430.8% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -77.5% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +66.2% |
| 1989 | -15.7% | -339.5% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | -156.9% |
| 1991 | -0.7% | -108.1% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -351.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -107.0% |
| 1994 | -4.6% | +3531.3% |
| 1995 | -9.1% | +94.8% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -164.8% |
| 1997 | -2.0% | -135.0% |
| 1998 | -2.4% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | -2.7% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | -1.2% | -55.8% |
| 2001 | -5.4% | +355.1% |
| 2002 | -2.1% | -60.9% |
| 2003 | -5.0% | +133.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -111.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | -175.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -311.6% |
| 2007 | -8.5% | -1049.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -266.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -88.1% |
| 2010 | -8.1% | -578.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -189.2% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -72.1% |
| 2014 | -2.1% | -192.1% |
| 2015 | -7.1% | +235.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -133.0% |
| 2017 | -18.5% | -888.8% |
| 2018 | -29.7% | +60.4% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -159.9% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -106.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -2261.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -98.4% |
| 2023 | -4.0% | -1179.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -180.0% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -37.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 2.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +5115.3% | 0.1% | 6.2% |
| 1994 | -3531.3% | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | +2261.2% | -1.1% | 23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -11.2% | -33.4% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | -15.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5% | -9.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -8.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.8% | -29.7% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | -4.0% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 108 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.1% compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 2.1% compare
- 110 Libya 2.0% compare
- 112 El Salvador 2.0% compare
- 113 United Arab Emirates 1.8% compare
- 114 North Macedonia 1.8% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -401,184 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 49.48 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -17.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 751.15 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Dominica was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.4% in 1979.
- How does Dominica rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Dominica ranks 111th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.2%. 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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.