Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominica
Dominica: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 7.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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
Dominica recorded 7.8% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products 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 for primary and manufactured 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.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.6% | — |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -45.2% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +41.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +57.7% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -5.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 7.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 7.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
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 tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Dominica?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured products recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2006.
- How does Dominica rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Dominica ranks 60th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured 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.