Personal remittances, received in Dominica
Dominica: Personal remittances, received was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Dominica, 1977–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in Dominica stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Dominica peaked at 15.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1992.
That places Dominica 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.0% | — |
| 1978 | 10.2% | +45.5% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | +55.8% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | -25.3% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | -38.6% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +36.1% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -67.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +153.1% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +118.2% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 7.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 5.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Dominica?
- Personal remittances, received in Dominica was 5.5% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1992.
- How does Dominica rank for personal remittances, received?
- Dominica ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.