Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Dominica
Dominica: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 7.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Dominica, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 7.8% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.8% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Dominica peaked at 7.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1983.
Dominica ranks 3rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7% | — |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +39.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -46.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +124.8% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +28.9% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +31.8% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +71.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +41.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +66.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 47,908 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Dominica?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Dominica was 7.8% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1983.
- How does Dominica rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Dominica ranks 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.