Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Dominica
Dominica: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 96.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Dominica, 1977–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominica is 96.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominica peaked at 124.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1978.
That places Dominica 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 36.5% | — |
| 1978 | 35.0% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 52.2% | +49.4% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 36.7% | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 45.5% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 56.2% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 51.6% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 124.8% | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 119.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 102.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -5.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 96.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +49.4% | 35.0% | 52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 35.0% | 52.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 36.7% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 50.0% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 59.8% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 82.8% | 124.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 96.0% | 102.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More financial sector data for Dominica
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.188 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.188 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominica?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Dominica was 96.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 124.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1978.
- How does Dominica rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Dominica ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.