Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC

SERIAL · 212North America

Dominica

CapitalRoseau

CurrencyXCD · Eastern Caribbean dollar

LanguageEnglish

Area751 km²

Since1978

ISODMA · DM

Population

65,871as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in the Caribbean

Dominica officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, both overseas departments of France: Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,448 m (4,751 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.

Text: Wikipedia — DominicaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Roseau
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +1767
Licence plate code: WD
Top-level domain: .dm
Independence / founding: 1978
Highest point: Morne Diablotins (1,447 m)
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

76.4%% of land area

#22 of 2132024

241% of world average

Forest area

574km²

#166 of 2132025

0% of world average

Agricultural land

32.6%% of land area

#116 of 2092024

88% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

7.3%% of land area

#112 of 2062024

53% of world average

Land area

751km²

#182 of 2152024

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

65,871people

#198 of 2162025

0% of world average

Population growth

-0.5%% per year

#198 of 2162025

-51% of world average

Population density

88.2people per km²

#112 of 2152024

19% of world average

People living in cities

74.0%% of population

#77 of 2162025

117% of world average

Urban population growth

0.1%% per year

#177 of 2162025

6% of world average

People living rurally

26.0%% of population

#140 of 2162025

71% of world average

Population aged 0-14

17.6%% of population

#145 of 2162025

70% of world average

Population aged 15-64

69.2%% of population

#35 of 2162025

108% of world average

Population aged 65+

13.2%% of population

#73 of 2162025

122% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

44.5%% of working-age population

#182 of 2162025

78% of world average

Female population

50.1%% of population

#140 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

1.48births per woman

#155 of 2162024

63% of world average

Birth rate

11.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#140 of 2162024

64% of world average

Death rate

12.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#14 of 2162024

164% of world average

Net migration

-242people (5-year total)

#95 of 2162025

-220% of world average

Migrants living in the country

12.7%% of population

#68 of 2152024

96% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$723.9Mcurrent US$

#203 of 2112025

0% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$1.50Bcurrent int'l $

#192 of 1992025

0% of world average

GDP per person

$10,989current US$

#99 of 2112025

46% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$22,713current int'l $

#96 of 1992025

68% of world average

GDP growth

3.1%% per year

#113 of 2102025

90% of world average

GDP per person growth

3.6%% per year

#63 of 2102025

150% of world average

Gross national income

$705.4Mcurrent US$

#198 of 2042025

0% of world average

Gross national income per person

$10,690current US$

#90 of 2032025

53% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$22,130current int'l $

#96 of 1972025

70% of world average

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Inflation

2.5%% per year

#84 of 1902025

29% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.0%% per year

#57 of 2092025

28% of world average

Real interest rate

3.7%%

#83 of 1342025

90% of world average

Lending interest rate

5.8%%

#99 of 1342025

51% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$49.5Mcurrent US$

#159 of 2012025

1% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

6.8%% of GDP

#31 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

-0.1%% of GDP

#155 of 1792024

-3% of world average

Current account balance

-38.0%% of GDP

#189 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$164.7Mcurrent US$

#174 of 1772025

0% of world average

External debt

$569.5Mcurrent US$

#7 of 1212024

1% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$39.6Mcurrent US$

#170 of 1862025

1% of world average

Foreign aid received

8.0%% of GNI

#30 of 1372023

133% of world average

Exchange rate

2.7local currency per US$

#136 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

12.1%% of GDP

#63 of 1992025

121% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

14.1%% of GDP

#168 of 2022025

58% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

4.8%% of GDP

#158 of 1952025

43% of world average

Services' share of the economy

57.2%% of GDP

#106 of 2022025

99% of world average

13 of 39 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— TRADE —

Total trade (openness)

39.1%% of GDP

#149 of 2052025

61% of world average

Goods exported

$24.0Mcurrent US$

#200 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$259.0Mcurrent US$

#201 of 2072025

0% of world average

Services exported

$180.6Mcurrent US$

#170 of 1912025

0% of world average

Services imported

$207.9Mcurrent US$

#179 of 1912025

0% of world average

Goods and services exported

$210.4Mcurrent US$

#182 of 1912025

0% of world average

Goods and services imported

$482.5Mcurrent US$

#184 of 1912025

0% of world average

High-tech share of exports

2.9%% of manufactured exports

#124 of 1792023

24% of world average

Terms of trade

71.8index

#201 of 2062024

68% of world average

3 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

71.3 yrsyears

#144 of 2162024

96% of world average

Life expectancy, women

74.7 yrsyears

#136 of 2162024

98% of world average

Life expectancy, men

68.4 yrsyears

#145 of 2162024

96% of world average

Infant deaths

33.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#158 of 1962024

180% of world average

Deaths under age 5

35.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#145 of 1962024

147% of world average

Maternal deaths

36per 100,000 live births

#86 of 1942023

31% of world average

Health spending

5.0%% of GDP

#125 of 1932023

73% of world average

Health spending per person

$492current US$

#93 of 1932023

34% of world average

Physicians

1.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#111 of 1872018

55% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

6.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#43 of 1962018

143% of world average

Hospital beds

4.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#40 of 1572023

134% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

97.0%% of population

#112 of 2142024

107% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

80.4%% of population

#149 of 2132017

100% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.5%% aged 15-49

#86 of 1532024

36% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

4.5per 100,000 people

#29 of 2082024

5% of world average

Undernourishment

3.0%% of population

#69 of 1682024

30% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

80.0%% of children 12-23 months

#146 of 1932024

93% of world average

2 of 19 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.4%% of GDP

#43 of 1902024

124% of world average

Education spending

5.8%% of government spending

#185 of 1892025

43% of world average

Primary school enrolment

97.7%% gross

#124 of 2002025

97% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

102.6%% gross

#51 of 1882023

118% of world average

University enrolment

6.9%% gross

not enough data to rank1993

14% of world average

Primary school completion

91.1%% of relevant age group

#114 of 1802025

101% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

13.1pupils per teacher

#38 of 1602016

59% of world average

Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#33 of 1972025

120% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— WORK —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— CONNECTED —

People online

82.0%% of population

#100 of 2072024

115% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

85.2per 100 people

#163 of 2102022

74% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

20.9per 100 people

#87 of 2082022

115% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11.1per 100 people

#101 of 2132021

75% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

94.0%% of population

#105 of 1892024

135% of world average

Energy used per person

625kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

28% of world average

Container port traffic

7,401TEU

#162 of 1672020

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

3.7count

#190 of 1972023

0% of world average

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Tourists arriving

140,000count

#160 of 1942020

3% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$111.0Mcurrent US$

#140 of 1752018

3% of world average

7 of 18 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1.27tonnes per person

#70 of 2032024

28% of world average

Carbon emissions

0.0843Mt CO2

#11 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

0.152Mt CO2-equivalent

#12 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

21.4%% of land area

#82 of 2132025

113% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.1%% of territorial waters

#139 of 1742025

1% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

10.0%% of internal resources

#92 of 1772022

8% of world average

Renewable water available per person

2,993m³ per person

#84 of 1832022

21% of world average

Renewable energy use

8.9%% of final energy consumption

#151 of 2122022

31% of world average

Electricity from renewables

20.3%% of total

#113 of 2062021

59% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

79.7%% of total

#127 of 2092021

134% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— STATE —

Homicides

27.1per 100,000 people

#146 of 1582023

347% of world average

6 of 7 figures unavailable for Dominica.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Dominica.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Isle of Beauty, Isle of SplendourAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Roseau · approx. UTC-4

Neighbours

Dominica has no land borders

Landmarks

Morne Trois Pitons National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Jean RhysBritish novelist (1890–1979)

Roosevelt SkerritPrime Minister of Dominica

Eugenia CharlesPrime Minister of Dominica

Nicholas LiverpoolPresident of Dominica (1934-2015)

Charles SavarinPresident of Dominica (2013–2023)

Thea LaFondDominica triple jumper (born 1994)

Sylvanie BurtonDominican politician

His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Orgyen Trinley DorjeTibetan Lama

Kelvin FelixDominican Catholic cardinal (1933–2024)

Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of AsthalBritish barrister and baroness

Henry Wilcoxonactor of British West Indian origin (1905–1984)

Eliud WilliamsPresident of Dominica

History

1978Dominica founded as a sovereign state

18 Dec 1978Joined the United Nations

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2026

Population65,8712025

GDP$723.9M2025

GDP per person$10,9892025