Industry (including construction), value added in Dominica
Dominica: Industry (including construction), value added was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Dominica, 1977–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 14.1% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Dominica peaked at 21.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1978.
That places Dominica 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.3% | — |
| 1978 | 10.1% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 13.7% | +34.9% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +41.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 6 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Dominica?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Dominica was 14.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1978.
- How does Dominica rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Dominica ranks 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.