Dominica

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Country summary

Capital

Roseau

Borders

(N/A)

Government type

parliamentary democracy

Population

72,660 (July 2010 est.)[1]

Population growth

0.208% (2010 est.)[1]

Life expectancy

75.55 years[1]

Unemployment

23% (2000 est.)[1]

Index of Economic Freedom

70[2]

Corruption Perceptions Index

34[3]

Doing Business ranking

83[4]


Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.[1]

Economical characteristics

  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (ISO code: XCD)
  • Central bank discount rate: 6.5% (31 December 2008)[1]
  • Commercial banks lending rate: 9.06% (31 December 2008)[1]
  • Stock of money (M1): $72.1 million (31 December 2008)[1]
  • Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $289.9 million (31 December 2008)[1]


Statistics

Statistic / Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
GDP (million USD)[5] 268 271 266 255 263 273 299 317 341 357
Govt. debt (% of GDP)[6]
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[7]
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[8]
Debt to revenue (years)

References

Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 CIA - The World Factbook. "Dominica", from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-09-30.
  2. Heritage Foundation. "Dominica", Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-30.
  3. Transparency International. "Dominica", Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-09-30.
  4. Doing Business. "Dominica", Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-30.
  5. World Bank. "Dominica: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30.
  6. World Bank. "Dominica: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30.
  7. World Bank. "Dominica: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30.
  8. World Bank. "Dominica: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30.

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