External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Dominica
Dominica: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Dominica, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Dominica peaked at 8,967 DOD, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 197.76 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1981.
That places Dominica 6th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 197.76 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 282.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 1983 | 541.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +91.6% |
| 1984 | 714.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 1985 | 818.02 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 859.93 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1,061 DOD, current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 1988 | 1,086 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,149 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1,303 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 1,416 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 1,410 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,415 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,435 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,510 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 1,678 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 1,517 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1,648 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 1,948 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 2,676 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 3,410 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 3,640 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 4,485 DOD, current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 4,734 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 4,281 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 3,965 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 3,857 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3,783 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,948 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3,941 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,061 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4,410 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 7,014 DOD, current US$ per person | +59.1% |
| 2014 | 6,848 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7,045 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7,701 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 7,607 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,414 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6,780 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 7,117 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 7,589 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 8,967 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 8,904 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,115 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,131 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +91.6% | 282.32 DOD, current US$ per person | 541.06 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 745.53 DOD, current US$ per person | 197.76 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,149 DOD, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,528 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,303 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,948 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,878 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,676 DOD, current US$ per person | 4,734 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,282 DOD, current US$ per person | 3,941 DOD, current US$ per person | 7,701 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,236 DOD, current US$ per person | 7,117 DOD, current US$ per person | 8,967 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 3 Lebanon 11,607 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Mongolia 10,786 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Maldives 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,015 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Serbia 7,892 DOD, current US$ per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -39.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 75.54 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -42.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 55.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0217 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Dominica?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Dominica was 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,967 DOD, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 197.76 DOD, current US$ per person in 1981.
- How does Dominica rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Dominica ranks 6th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.