Fuel imports in Dominica
Dominica: Fuel imports was 18.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in Dominica, 1977–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 18.6% for fuel imports in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Dominica peaked at 22.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.
Dominica ranks 65th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Fuel imports in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.7% | — |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | +41.4% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +31.8% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +51.3% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -42.8% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +204.2% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +12.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 18.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 18.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.8%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +204.2% | 5.4% | 16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 9.5% | 22.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 5.4% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More energy & mining data for Dominica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Dominica?
- Fuel imports in Dominica was 18.6% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for fuel imports?
- Dominica ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.