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Food price inflation in Dominica

Annual change in food prices in Dominica in June 2026: +2.1%. Monthly series since 2001, from the national consumer price indices compiled by FAO.

+2.1%food price inflation, year on year
-2.1%overall inflation, same month
135.2food price index (2015 = 100)
+25.1%change in food prices over five years
+14.8%highest annual food inflation since 2000 (April 2008)

Food and overall inflation over ten years

Year-on-year change, month by month
  • Food
  • All items
  • World median, food
-5%0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026+2.6%+2.1%-2.1%
-5%0%5%10%15%2017202020232026+2.6%+2.1%-2.1%

A positive gap means food prices rose faster than prices overall.

Year by year

Average of the monthly year-on-year changes

YearFoodAll itemsGap (percentage points)
2026+1.3%-1.7%+3.0
2025+3.6%+2.7%+0.9
2024+4.5%+2.6%+1.9
2023+9.3%+5.1%+4.2
2022+2.9%+2.9%0.0
2021+0.6%+2.2%-1.6
2020+3.9%+1.2%+2.6
2019+1.9%+1.5%+0.4
2018+2.2%+1.0%+1.2
2017-0.2%+0.3%-0.5
2016+0.1%+0.1%-0.1
2015+0.7%-0.8%+1.6
2014+1.1%+0.8%+0.3
2013+1.6%-0.1%+1.7
2012+3.8%+1.4%+2.4
2011+3.3%+1.1%+2.1
2010+5.0%+3.0%+2.0
2009+4.9%0.0%+4.9
2008+11.7%+6.4%+5.3
2007+5.7%+3.6%+2.1
2006+3.7%+2.2%+1.5
2005+2.5%+1.7%+0.8
2004+2.8%+2.4%+0.4
2003+0.4%+1.4%-1.1
2002+1.5%+0.2%+1.4
2001+2.2%+1.3%+0.9

Source: FAOSTAT, Consumer Price Indices (FAO), CC BY 4.0, update of 20 October 2026 · Shelfpedia calculations: overall inflation, yearly averages, gap, five-year change.

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices. Accessed on 24 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CP Licence: CC-BY-4.0.