Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Dominica
Dominica: Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate was 1.36 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Dominica, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Dominica stood at 1.36 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.5% on the previous year and up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Dominica peaked at 53.37 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -29.47 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Dominica 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 1978 | 8.9 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 12.79 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 1980 | 30.68 % change on previous year | +139.8% |
| 1981 | 18.47 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1982 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1983 | 16.15 % change on previous year | +246.3% |
| 1984 | 8.78 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1985 | 12.24 % change on previous year | +39.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3655 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1987 | -7.96 % change on previous year | -2276.5% |
| 1988 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -208.7% |
| 1989 | 41.56 % change on previous year | +380.7% |
| 1990 | 40.46 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 16.47 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1992 | 8.84 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 1993 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 8.97 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 9.73 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1997 | 7.52 % change on previous year | +210.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4187 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1999 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +824.2% |
| 2000 | 9.82 % change on previous year | +153.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4256 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 2002 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -2047.2% |
| 2003 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 2005 | 5.78 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 2006 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 2007 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -228.2% |
| 2008 | 10.63 % change on previous year | +220.9% |
| 2009 | 9.5 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 11.06 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 2012 | 6.76 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 6.83 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 2015 | -11.83 % change on previous year | +692.1% |
| 2016 | -29.47 % change on previous year | +149.1% |
| 2017 | -6.93 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2018 | 53.37 % change on previous year | -870.2% |
| 2019 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 2020 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 16.97 % change on previous year | +684.4% |
| 2022 | -0.2601 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 2023 | -3.63 % change on previous year | +1295.2% |
| 2024 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -274.5% |
| 2025 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1.36 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.49 % change on previous year, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1.36 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.53 % change on previous year, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -2276.5% | 0.3655 % change on previous year | -7.96 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -2047.2% | 0.4256 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -1295.2% | -0.2601 % change on previous year | -3.63 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +870.2% | -6.93 % change on previous year | 53.37 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +824.2% | 0.4187 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.71 % change on previous year | 7.78 % change on previous year | 13.37 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.36 % change on previous year | -7.96 % change on previous year | 41.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.71 % change on previous year | 0.4187 % change on previous year | 40.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year | 10.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 % change on previous year | -29.47 % change on previous year | 53.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 % change on previous year | -3.63 % change on previous year | 16.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 155 Barbados 1.79 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Bahamas 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Cape Verde 1.41 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Niger 1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Belgium 1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Slovakia 1.05 % change on previous year compare
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 net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Dominica?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Dominica was 1.36 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 53.37 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.47 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Dominica rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Dominica ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.