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Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Dominica: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.5% (2025), 101st of 180 in the world and 16th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 2.0% (2025), 153rd of 209 in the world and 30th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 5.8% (2025), 100th of 136 in the world and 29th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Dominica in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.5%2025 | 101/180 | 16/31 | 0.9% | 3.0% | 1.2% | +3.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.0%2025 | 153/209 | 30/40 | -1.8% | 0.9% | -2.6% | −3.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.8%2025 | 100/136 | 29/31 | 11.7% | 9.5% | 6.9% | −2.9 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 3.7%2025 | 88/136 | 21/31 | 13.7% | 8.4% | 9.8% | +0.7 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 2.702025 | 135/210 | 21/39 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 82.4%2024 | 17/119 | 3/22 | 62.3% | 53.2% | 89.5% | −4.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 38.1%2025 | 88/169 | 20/31 | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.8% | −9.5 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 80.8%2025 | 41/146 | 6/31 | 59.8% | 78.7% | 97.3% | −8.9 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.92025 | 99/165 | 21/32 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | −8.5%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- External debt−4.3 pp82.4% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+3.4 pp2.5% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports−8.5%3.9 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Dominica and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Dominica. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Dominica | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.5%2025 | 254.9%2016 |
| GDP deflator | 2.0%2025 | 227.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.8%2025 | 21.1%2017 |
| Real interest rate | 3.7%2025 | -89.5%2017 |
| Exchange rate | 2.702025 | 9.972017 |
| External debt | 82.4%2024 | — |
| Private credit | 38.1%2025 | 27.5%2013 |
| Broad money | 80.8%2025 | 48.6%2013 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 3.92025 | 3.72016 |