DOMINICA
BASIC SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
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A. SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
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Land Area: 751 km2
				Pupil-Teacher Ratio					2001	2011
Population	2001	2011		Primary					...	...
Total Population at National Census	...	...		Secondary					...	...
Percent Under 15 Years	…	…
Percent 65 Years and Over	…	…		Health and Nutrition
Inter-Censal Population Growth Rate (%)	…	…		Population < 1 Year Immunization Coverage (%)					2001	2011
Population Density Per km2	…	…		Poliomyelitis					...	...
				Measles					...	...
Demographic Indicators	2001	2011		Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus					...	...
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births	…	…		Tuberculosis					...	...
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)	...	...		HIV+ Cases Per 1000 Population					…	…
Total Fertility Rate	...	...
Age Dependency Ratio	...	...		Population Access To Health Services (%)					2001	2011
				Safe Drinking Water					...	...
Crude Birth Rate Per 1000 Population	…	…		Sewage Disposal Services					...	...
Crude Death Rate Per 1000 Population	…	…		Daily Caloric Intake					...	...
Education	2001	2011		Health Professionals Per 1000 Population					2001	2011
Gross Student Enrolment Ratio				Physicians					…	…
Primary	...	...		Professional Nurses					…	…
Secondary	...	...		Dentists					…	…
Adult Literacy Rate	…	…		Hospital Beds Per 1000 Inhabitants					…	…
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B. REAL SECTOR 10/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(Annual Percentage Change, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Real GVA (Basic Prices)	-2.3	6.2	0.8	-1.7	3.6	3.9	7.8	-0.7	0.3	1.1		30-Sep-2011
Real GVA (Basic Prices) Per Capita	-1.5	6.3	0.7	-2.1	3.1	3.4	7.1	-1.4	-1.6	-0.9
GVA Deflator	0.7	-3.2	4.3	-1.0	2.7	1.9	2.5	4.8	-2.9	2.1		30-Sep-2011
Consumer Prices (period average)	0.2	1.5	2.4	1.7	2.6	3.2	6.4	0.0	3.2	2.0		2-Feb-2012
Consumer Prices (e.o.p.)	0.4	2.8	0.8	2.7	1.8	6.0	2.0	3.2	2.3	...		2-Feb-2012
Unemployment Rate (percent)	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		…
	(Annual Percentage Change)
Real GVA (Basic Prices)	-2.3	6.2	0.8	-1.7	3.6	3.9	7.8	-0.7	0.3	1.1		30-Sep-2011
Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry	-1.8	-4.7	1.0	-0.4	0.4	-9.1	14.9	1.4	-10.3	4.7		30-Sep-2011
Fishing	-13.3	-15.3	-23.6	3.6	23.9	25.8	-14.9	3.9	-17.5	3.0		30-Sep-2011
Mining and Quarrying	-11.9	26.4	26.3	-13.4	11.3	27.6	25.2	-47.2	3.0	5.0		30-Sep-2011
Manufacturing	-11.3	9.5	7.0	-2.6	5.4	-4.0	-12.2	-2.6	0.5	-10.0		30-Sep-2011
Electricity and Water	-1.2	0.2	0.0	8.9	1.4	1.9	2.1	6.8	5.8	0.0		30-Sep-2011
Construction	-34.3	35.9	22.0	7.1	9.1	30.1	32.6	-7.3	10.2	3.5		30-Sep-2011
Wholesale and Retail Trade	-2.4	2.4	7.0	-4.3	-4.9	17.0	15.1	5.0	-3.2	1.5		30-Sep-2011
Restaurants and Hotels	13.9	-6.1	5.3	-2.4	9.1	0.0	1.6	-4.0	0.4	-15.7		30-Sep-2011
Transport, Storage and Communication	-7.7	-0.4	7.4	10.2	8.0	7.9	7.9	-6.0	-1.2	-0.6		30-Sep-2011
Financial Intermediation	3.3	12.6	8.0	4.8	6.4	13.3	3.4	0.4	0.6	1.2		30-Sep-2011
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities	-0.2	1.2	2.3	0.9	-1.1	1.3	1.9	2.6	0.9	0.4		30-Sep-2011
Public Administration, Defense and Social Security	-3.5	4.6	-6.4	-5.5	2.1	1.8	-2.7	5.7	2.3	4.0		30-Sep-2011
Education	11.9	28.1	-8.7	-15.5	13.7	-6.2	6.9	0.2	5.4	-2.7		30-Sep-2011
Health and Social Work	3.5	2.4	-5.5	-3.6	-0.7	2.5	2.2	3.6	6.1	2.7		30-Sep-2011
Other Community, Social and Personal Services	2.7	-0.5	3.2	-1.3	4.3	2.7	-2.9	0.3	0.5	2.0		30-Sep-2011
Private Households with Employed Persons	1.0	3.0	2.9	17.5	14.9	2.1	2.7	-1.3	6.1	2.0		30-Sep-2011
FISIM	6.2	6.3	17.4	3.7	11.0	6.0	-0.1	5.1	0.5	-10.0		30-Sep-2011
	(In Percent of GDP)
Gross National Income	91.5	92.1	90.9	92.0	96.1	95.3	96.0	97.2	98.0	98.3		30-Sep-2011
Gross National Disposable Income	95.6	95.8	95.9	97.4	101.2	100.4	100.2	101.2	102.2	102.4		30-Sep-2011
Private Consumption	80.5	80.7	80.2	82.7	79.3	85.6	92.4	86.0	78.7	79.0		30-Sep-2011
Public Consumption	16.7	14.7	14.1	15.6	15.4	16.0	13.8	16.8	17.0	17.4		30-Sep-2011
Gross National Savings	-1.6	0.4	1.6	-0.8	6.4	-1.2	-6.0	-1.6	6.5	5.9		30-Sep-2011
External Savings	14.5	15.6	16.0	21.0	12.9	20.8	26.9	21.3	15.1	16.6		30-Sep-2011
Gross Domestic Investment	12.9	16.0	17.6	20.2	19.3	19.6	20.9	19.7	21.6	22.6		30-Sep-2011
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C. FISCAL SECTOR 1/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Total Revenue and Grants	208.7	238.9	273.4	280.2	333.7	370.4	416.3	412.2	392.4	...		12-Aug-2011
o/w: Current Revenue	192.9	204.3	234.6	255.1	269.0	312.2	337.8	350.1	351.9	...		12-Aug-2011
Total Expenditure	267.2	270.3	312.2	291.9	324.7	380.1	448.9	439.2	476.1	...		12-Aug-2011
Current Expenditure	230.6	231.5	233.1	237.4	244.2	267.9	295.6	288.5	316.8	...		12-Aug-2011
o/w: Payments for Goods and Services 2/	153.9	145.2	147.6	158.5	156.4	181.9	207.5	210.1	227.0	...		12-Aug-2011
o/w: Interest Payments on Debt	40.1	44.6	41.6	25.9	34.6	28.2	24.5	14.1	21.0	...		12-Aug-2011
Capital Expenditure 7/	36.6	38.8	79.1	54.5	80.4	112.2	153.2	150.8	159.3	...		12-Aug-2011
Current Savings	-37.7	-27.2	1.5	17.7	24.8	44.3	42.1	61.6	35.0	...		12-Aug-2011
Primary Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) 3/	-18.3	13.1	2.7	14.2	43.7	18.5	-8.1	-13.0	-62.7	...		12-Aug-2011
Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	-58.5	-31.4	-38.9	-11.7	9.1	-9.7	-32.5	-27.0	-83.7	...		12-Aug-2011
Financing of Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	58.5	31.4	38.9	11.7	-9.1	9.7	32.5	27.0	83.7	...		12-Aug-2011
External (net)	60.1	29.4	15.1	-5.6	1.4	-16.3	-8.5	34.4	47.4	...		12-Aug-2011
Domestic (net)	0.2	-10.5	22.9	24.0	-15.1	18.5	92.3	-1.9	35.5	...		12-Aug-2011
	(In Percent of GDP)
Current Account Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	-4.3	-3.0	0.2	1.8	2.4	3.9	3.4	4.7	2.8	…
Current Revenue	21.9	22.2	23.7	26.1	25.7	27.6	27.1	26.9	27.6	…
Current Expenditure	26.1	25.2	23.5	24.3	23.3	23.7	23.7	22.2	24.9	…
Capital Expenditure 7/	4.1	4.2	8.0	5.6	7.7	9.9	12.3	11.6	12.5	…
Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	-6.6	-3.4	-3.9	-1.2	0.9	-0.9	-2.6	-2.1	-6.6	…
	(In Percent of Current Revenue)
Payments of Wages and Salaries	64.2	56.6	46.6	42.5	40.8	37.6	35.6	35.9	36.3	…		12-Aug-2011
Transfers and Subsides	19.0	20.4	18.7	20.8	19.8	18.5	18.8	18.4	19.6	…		12-Aug-2011
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D. FINANCIAL SECTOR	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(12-Month Percentage Change, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Liabilities to the Private Sector	10.1	6.8	4.4	3.5	10.0	9.5	4.2	9.9	3.8	2.3		23-Mar-2012
Narrow Money (M1)	22.7	2.2	5.2	20.5	1.9	11.3	-6.9	7.8	-4.6	-1.5		23-Mar-2012
Quasi-Money 4/	7.0	8.2	4.2	-1.1	12.7	8.9	7.6	10.5	6.0	3.3		23-Mar-2012
Net Domestic Assets of the Banking System 5/	-8.2	-7.2	5.1	-0.6	-7.9	-2.8	7.3	5.8	7.1	4.8		23-Mar-2012
Credit to Public Sector (net)	-6.9	-6.2	-4.8	-2.2	-11.5	-2.9	-1.7	0.0	0.2	2.8		23-Mar-2012
Credit to Private Sector	-1.4	-2.1	4.8	4.1	7.5	3.4	5.5	4.8	6.4	4.7		23-Mar-2012
Other Assets (net)	0.2	1.0	5.1	-2.5	-3.9	-3.3	3.5	1.0	0.5	-2.7		23-Mar-2012
Liabilities to the Private Sector (% GDP)	69.2	70.9	68.8	72.3	74.1	75.1	70.9	74.9	79.3	79.4
Commercial Banks Domestic Interest Rates	(In Percent)
Weighted Average Lending Rate (e.o.p.)	11.03	11.78	9.78	9.73	9.17	9.18	8.88	9.99	8.95	8.77		23-Mar-2012
Weighted Average Deposit Rate (e.o.p.)	3.62	3.50	3.04	3.12	3.35	3.23	3.22	3.20	3.26	3.14		23-Mar-2012
Interest Rate Spread	7.41	8.28	6.74	6.61	5.82	5.95	5.66	6.79	5.69	5.63		23-Mar-2012
Income Velocity of Broad Money (GDP/M2A) 6/	1.44	1.41	1.45	1.38	1.35	1.33	1.41	1.34	1.26	1.26
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E. EXTERNAL SECTOR	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Current Account Balance	-127.9	-143.6	-158.9	-205.4	-134.6	-234.8	-335.6	-276.6	-192.4	-216.4		7-Nov-2011
Merchandise Trade Balance	-158.6	-193.3	-229.1	-278.2	-277.0	-360.0	-468.4	-435.8	-435.9	-459.2		7-Nov-2011
Exports	117.8	110.7	115.9	115.9	119.5	105.4	118.5	99.4	97.8	90.5		7-Nov-2011
Imports	276.4	304.0	345.0	394.0	396.5	465.3	586.9	535.2	533.6	549.7		7-Nov-2011
Services, Income and Transfers (net)	69.3	88.2	111.3	97.9	130.1	121.1	130.9	144.1	215.6	212.2		7-Nov-2011
of which:
Travel Receipts	122.9	141.4	163.7	154.0	193.6	201.1	220.8	232.5	303.2	302.8		7-Nov-2011
Private Transfers (net)	34.0	33.4	49.6	52.5	52.1	58.0	51.6	51.2	51.3	51.8		7-Nov-2011
Capital and Financial Account Balance	111.5	111.2	79.0	213.6	149.9	223.9	295.6	282.5	232.9	173.1		7-Nov-2011
of which:
Foreign Direct Investment	54.3	85.0	70.7	51.9	70.0	109.3	152.7	111.5	65.7	67.3		7-Nov-2011
Portfolio Investment	32.7	9.4	-6.7	10.2	-0.3	4.6	-8.9	1.0	3.0	-5.3		7-Nov-2011
Errors and Omissions	50.2	39.7	64.0	30.8	20.9	7.3	30.9	50.2	-37.1	33.2		7-Nov-2011
Change in Reserves (- Increase)	-33.8	-7.3	15.8	-39.0	-36.2	3.6	9.1	-56.0	-3.4	10.2		7-Nov-2011
Exports of Goods and Services (% GDP)	37.7	34.7	35.6	35.8	37.3	35.3	35.1	32.5	38.8	37.6
Imports of Goods and Services (% GDP)	47.8	46.2	47.4	54.2	51.3	56.4	62.2	55.0	56.1	56.6
Current Account (% GDP)	-14.5	-15.6	-16.0	-21.0	-12.9	-20.8	-26.9	-21.3	-15.1	-16.6
Merchandise Exports (% Change)	-1.8	-6.0	4.7	0.0	3.1	-11.8	12.5	-16.1	-1.6	-7.5		7-Nov-2011
Merchandise Imports (% Change)	-11.5	10.0	13.5	14.2	0.6	17.3	26.1	-8.8	-0.3	3.0		7-Nov-2011
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F. PUBLIC DEBT AND DEBT SERVICE	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Public Sector Debt Outstanding and Disbursed	907.3	930.7	879.8	951.7	951.9	917.9	898.1	862.8	930.7	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	102.8	101.2	88.8	97.5	90.9	81.2	72.0	66.4	73.1	…
Central Government Debt Service Payments	56.8	56.1	71.8	35.1	54.9	55.1	53.8	29.2	33.5	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	6.4	6.1	7.2	3.6	5.2	4.9	4.3	2.2	2.6	…
% Current Revenue	29.4	27.5	30.6	13.8	20.4	17.6	15.9	8.3	9.5	…
Central Government Disbursed Outstanding Debt	725.1	745.3	694.3	775.1	789.3	762.1	749.2	713.8	764.9	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	82.1	81.0	70.1	79.4	75.4	67.4	60.0	54.9	60.0	…
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G. MEMORANDA ITEMS 10/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Nominal GVA at Basic Prices	770.0	791.6	832.1	809.6	861.5	912.2	1,007.7	1,048.6	1,021.9	1,054.2		30-Sep-2011
Real GVA at Basic Prices	789.9	838.9	845.8	831.2	861.5	894.8	964.4	957.3	960.5	970.7		30-Sep-2011
Nominal GDP at Market Prices	882.8	920.1	990.8	976.3	1,046.8	1,130.7	1,247.8	1,299.4	1,274.0	1,302.1		30-Sep-2011
GDP Per Capita (US$) 8/	4,646	4,844	5,211	5,117	5,460	5,869	6,438	6,658	6,400	6,413
Estimated Mid-Year Total Population	70,382	70,352	70,417	70,665	71,008	71,360	71,785	72,278	73,724	75,198		30-Sep-2011
Nominal Exchange Rate (EC$/US$)	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70		31-Jan-2012
Net International Reserves (Millions US$)	45.5	47.7	42.3	49.1	63.0	60.5	55.1	64.5	66.4	74.5		12-Aug-2011
Import Cover Ratio (months) 9/	3.5	3.6	2.9	3.0	3.8	3.1	2.3	2.9	3.0	3.3		12-Aug-2011
Total Visitor Arrivals	204,928	254,163	466,278	389,991	474,056	445,064	475,886	606,578	603,227	...		31-Jan-2012
% Change	-25.8	24.0	83.5	-16.4	21.6	-6.1	6.9	27.5	-0.6	…
Total Visitor Expenditure (Millions EC$)	122.9	141.4	163.7	154.0	193.6	201.1	220.8	232.6	268.3	...		31-Jan-2012
% Change	-1.9	15.0	15.8	-5.9	25.7	3.9	9.8	5.3	15.4	…
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Source: National Government Agencies and/or Ministries and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
1/ Central government operations.
2/ Includes payments of wages and salaries and other purchases of goods and services.
3/ Overall deficit or surplus excluding interest payments on debt.
4/ Includes time, savings and foreign currency deposits.
5/ Relative to the liabilities of the private sector at the end of the previous year.
6/ Monetary aggregate M2A is defined as M1 plus quasi-money.
7/ Includes net lending.
8/ Nominal GDP at market prices.
9/ Net international reserves in terms of months of imports of goods and services as defined in the balance of payments for the current reference period.
10/ Estimates ("e") applies to National Accounts variables only.
… Denotes the unavailability of data.
Last Updated on April 16, 2012.
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