Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Dominica
Dominica: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Dominica, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Dominica is 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% on the previous year and up 145.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Dominica peaked at 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Dominica ranks 18th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Dominica, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0213 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +107.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0376 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0362 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0384 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0539 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0412 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0386 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0308 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0259 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0306 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0294 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0256 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0339 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0335 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.033 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0344 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0426 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0456 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0485 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0467 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0422 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0425 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0334 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.04 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0558 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0515 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0593 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0575 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0568 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0566 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0445 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0613 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0681 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0317 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0539 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0298 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0427 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0466 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0593 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0652 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0445 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 15 Senegal 0.1069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Angola 0.1054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Lebanon 0.0958 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 0.0945 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Nicaragua 0.0925 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 North Macedonia 0.091 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Dominica
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.46 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 173.14 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0166 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -31,000 NFL, current US$ (2016)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 22.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Dominica?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Dominica was 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Dominica rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Dominica ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.