Tariff rate across all products in Dominica
Dominica: Tariff rate across all products was 7.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Dominica, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Dominica is 7.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Dominica peaked at 18.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2006.
That places Dominica 60th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.0% | 18.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 7.8% | 14.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 13.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Dominica?
- Tariff rate across all products in Dominica was 7.8% in 2020, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2006.
- How does Dominica rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Dominica ranks 60th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.