Total natural resource rents in Dominica
Dominica: Total natural resource rents was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resource rents in Dominica, 1977–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resource rents in Dominica is 0.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Dominica peaked at 0.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
That places Dominica 169th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resource rents in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.2% | — |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -21.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +94.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -69.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -47.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -42.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +219.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -31.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +123.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -37.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +62.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +219.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +123.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 58.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0277 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Dominica?
- Total natural resource rents in Dominica was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Dominica rank for total natural resource rents?
- Dominica ranks 169th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.