Dominica

Economic, health, and climate indicators for Dominica. Click any indicator to see full charts and statistics.

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Dominican Republic Foreign Direct Investment grew at 8.0% CAGR over 54 years — from $71.6M (1970) to $4.48B (2024)
Dominican Republic GDP Per Capita grew at 6.4% CAGR over 64 years — from $206 (1960) to $10,876 (2024)
Dominican Republic GDP (Current USD) grew at 9.0% CAGR over 31 years — from $672.4M (1960) to $9.82B (1991)
GDP Per Capita grew at 6.1% CAGR over 47 years — from $634 (1977) to $10,405 (2024)
GDP (Current USD) grew at 5.9% CAGR over 47 years — from $45.9M (1977) to $688.9M (2024)
Economy
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Education Spending (% GDP) 5.4% #28/126 0.7% 14.7% Foreign Direct Investment $36.8M - - -22.7% GDP (Current USD) $688.9M - 5.9% 4.5% GDP Growth Rate 2.1% #132/194 -3.5% -43.8% GDP Per Capita $10,405 #81/193 6.1% 5.0% Inflation Rate (CPI) 2.6% #70/185 1.8% -49.5% Internet Users (%) 83.8% #80/182 - 0.6% Population Growth Rate -0.5% - nan% - Total Population 66,205 - 0.2% -0.5% Urban Population (%) 73.5% #62/195 1.0% 0.6% Dominican Republic Education Spending (% GDP) 3.8% #71/126 0.7% 4.2% Dominican Republic Foreign Direct Investment $4.48B - 8.0% -5.8% Dominican Republic GDP (Current USD) $9.82B - 9.0% 38.9% Dominican Republic GDP Growth Rate 5.0% #40/194 - 126.0% Dominican Republic GDP Per Capita $10,876 #80/193 6.4% 2.3% Dominican Republic GINI Index (Inequality) 39.00 #101/152 -0.5% 1.6% Dominican Republic Government Debt (% GDP) 0.0% #1/101 -100.0% - Dominican Republic Inflation Rate (CPI) 3.3% #100/185 - -31.0% Dominican Republic Internet Users (%) 91.0% #44/182 - 7.6% Dominican Republic Military Spending (% GDP) 0.8% #132/161 -2.9% 0.4% Dominican Republic Population Growth Rate 0.8% - -2.1% -5.1% Dominican Republic Total Population 11.4M - 2.0% 0.9% Dominican Republic Trade (% of GDP) 51.8% #132/176 0.2% 3.9% Dominican Republic Unemployment Rate 5.3% #96/180 -0.8% -4.4% Dominican Republic Urban Population (%) 72.4% #65/195 1.4% 0.1%
Health
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Health Expenditure Per Capita $492 #93/193 2.8% -9.2% Life Expectancy at Birth 71.1 years #125/195 0.3% 0.1% Maternal Mortality Ratio 36.0 per 1,000 #85/191 -1.4% -18.2% Measles Immunization (%) 80.0% #144/189 1.5% -4.8% Neonatal Mortality Rate 30.8% #184/193 0.9% 1.0% Obesity Prevalence 31.34 - 3.1% 2.3% Under-5 Mortality Rate 35.5% #142/194 -2.1% 1.1% Dominican Republic Health Expenditure Per Capita $489 #96/193 5.6% 4.2% Dominican Republic Life Expectancy (Both Sexes) 73.3 years - 0.0% -0.3% Dominican Republic Life Expectancy at Birth 73.7 years #95/195 0.6% -0.7% Dominican Republic Maternal Mortality Ratio 124.0 per 1,000 #135/191 -1.8% 0.0% Dominican Republic Measles Immunization (%) 89.0% #101/189 2.5% 1.1% Dominican Republic Neonatal Mortality Rate 21.7% #154/193 -1.0% -2.7% Dominican Republic Obesity Prevalence 29.34 - 4.0% 2.6% Dominican Republic Under-5 Mortality Rate 31.4% #138/194 -2.4% -2.5%
Climate & Environment
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Forest Area (%) 63.8% #21/190 -0.2% 0.0% Freshwater Withdrawal (%) 10.0% - 0.7% 0.0% Renewable Energy (%) 8.9% #145/189 -1.5% 1.1% Dominican Republic Electricity Use Per Capita 1,716.8 #83/144 4.7% 0.1% Dominican Republic Forest Area (%) 45.0% #54/190 0.9% 0.4% Dominican Republic Freshwater Withdrawal (%) 30.4% - 1.8% 0.0% Dominican Republic Renewable Energy (%) 14.8% #121/189 -2.0% -7.5%
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