Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 83.02 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Dominica, 1975–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 83.02 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Dominica peaked at 99.36 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.04, in 1978.
Dominica ranks 29th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20.38 | — |
| 1976 | 20.03 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 24.99 | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 16.04 | -35.8% |
| 1979 | 17.76 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 18.15 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 38.02 | +109.4% |
| 1982 | 43.57 | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 43.13 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 54.13 | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 60.33 | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 60.98 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 58.74 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 51.37 | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 54.03 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 56.56 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 58.71 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 55.3 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 55.41 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.98 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 59.28 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 54.66 | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 49.28 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 57.09 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 61.98 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 69.55 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 97.49 | +40.2% |
| 2002 | 99.36 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 98.22 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 85.82 | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 84.94 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 80.45 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 74.9 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 66.53 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 62.81 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 67.32 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 68.64 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 74.05 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 75.76 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 81.31 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 83.02 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.84 | 16.04 | 24.99 | 5 |
| 1980s | 48.24 | 18.15 | 60.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.52 | 49.28 | 61.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.01 | 62.81 | 99.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.02 | 67.32 | 83.02 | 6 |
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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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Dominica?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Dominica was 83.02 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.36 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.04 in 1978.
- How does Dominica rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Dominica ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.