Travel services in Dominica
Dominica: Travel services was 71.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Dominica, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Dominica stood at 71.1%.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Dominica peaked at 100.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2021.
That places Dominica 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 100.0% | — |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 27.4% | -72.6% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | +89.2% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +72.2% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 91.5% | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 96.1% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 69.6% | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 61.2% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 62.6% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +62.2% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -43.7% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +92.8% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 71.1% | +14.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 71.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.1%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 71.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.7%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +92.8% | 26.2% | 50.5% |
| 1980 | +89.2% | 27.4% | 51.8% |
| 1979 | -72.6% | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| 1981 | +72.2% | 51.8% | 89.2% |
| 2000 | +62.2% | 50.3% | 81.6% |
| 2020 | -43.7% | 74.6% | 42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.8% | 27.4% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 78.7% | 51.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 50.3% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 81.6% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 64.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 26.2% | 71.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 travel services in Dominica?
- Travel services in Dominica was 71.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for travel services?
- Dominica ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.