External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominica
Dominica: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominica, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Dominica is 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Dominica peaked at 0.9618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Dominica ranks 15th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominica, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.2292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4911 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4964 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.448 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4506 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4464 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3771 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3985 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3533 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5498 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 0.617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6633 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5971 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5426 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5221 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5857 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8966 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8422 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8749 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9092 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 0.906 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8982 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +73.1% | 0.2292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3999 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4964 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3977 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4506 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5221 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 12 Cape Verde 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Rwanda 0.8636 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Djibouti 0.8326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Jordan 0.8012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Tunisia 0.787 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Nicaragua 0.7865 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Dominica?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Dominica was 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Dominica rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.