Macro-economic Data

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    A. Demography and Macroeconomy

    A.1 Population
    VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
    Total population.07 million.07 million.07 million
    WDI
    		A.1.1
    Total number of households  .02 millionA.1.2
    Urban population (% of total)69.54% of total69.26% of total68.97% of total
    WDI
    		A.1.4
    Urban population growth (annual %).88%.88%.87%
    WDI
    		A.1.5
    A.2 Economy
    VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
    GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)497 USD (millions)524 USD (millions)507 USD (millions)
    WEO
    		A.2.1
    GDP based on PPP valuation of country GDP (Current international dollar)763 USD (millions)790 USD (millions)748 USD (millions)
    WEO
    		A.2.2
    GDP per capita, current prices (U.S. dollars)7,030.15 USD 7,410.15 USD 7,161.47 USD
    WEO
    		A.2.3
    GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)10,788.14 USD 11,162.91 USD 10,572.19 USD
    WEO
    		A.2.4
    GDP, constant prices (Percent change)-4.32%3.88%.59%
    WEO
    		A.2.5
    Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)-.11%.46%-.44%
    WEO
    		A.2.6
    GDP, deflator (Index)113.94114.91115.37
    WEO
    		A.2.7
    Consumer price index103.77104.56103.73
    WDI
    		A.2.8
    Growth in urban household income (%/year)A.2.13
    Employment (% of total laborforce)A.2.14
    Interest Rates:A.2.15
    Central bank lending/discount rate6.5%6.5%6.5%
    IFS
    		A.2.15.1
    Yield on 3 months treasury bills 1.82%2.81%
    IFS
    		A.2.15.2
    Average bank deposit rate2.45%2.87%3.05%
    IFS
    		A.2.15.4
    Lending rate8.67%8.94%9.07%
    IFS
    		A.2.15.5
    B. Housing Market
    B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions
    VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
    Number of dwelling units:B.1.1
    Total  .03 millionB.1.1.1
    Percentage of vacant units  16.8% of totalB.1.2
    Characteristics of housing stock:B.1.3
    Tenure in urban areas (%):B.1.4
    Estimated Number of units completed/yearB.1.5
    Formal sector/registered  149 unitsB.1.5.1
    B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City
    VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
    Median urban house price in USD:B.2.1
    Median house price to median annual HH income:B.2.2
    Annual average % change in median house prices:B.2.3
    M2 construction cost for median quality houseB.2.4

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    Notes: Assumption made that maximum pmt-to-income ratio corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that maximum pmt-to-income ratio corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that maximum pmt-to-income ratio corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that maximum pmt-to-income ratio corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that maximum pmt-to-income ratio corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that typical LTV corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that typical LTV corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that typical LTV corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that typical LTV corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Assumption made that typical LTV corresponds to requirements set by ECHMB that must be met in order to be eligible for major lenders to sell their mortgages.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Does not include totals from mortgage companies, building societies, credit unions, or insurance companies. This shortcoming has been noted by the IMF and has led to the under-reporting of mortgage loan totals.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) provides subsidized housing loans that are guaranteed by the government. The bank does not take deposits and is focused on providing loans for productive and social sectors of the economy.
    Notes: Government owned and operated AID Bank grants subsidized mortgage loans from government funds. Does not take deposits.
    Notes: Government owned and operated AID Bank grants subsidized mortgage loans from government funds. Does not take deposits.
    Notes: Government owned and operated AID Bank grants subsidized mortgage loans from government funds. Does not take deposits.
    Notes: Government owned and operated AID Bank grants subsidized mortgage loans from government funds. Does not take deposits.
    Notes: Government owned and operated AID Bank grants subsidized mortgage loans from government funds. Does not take deposits.
    Notes: Government owned and operated AID Bank grants subsidized mortgage loans from government funds. Does not take deposits.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB, while it possesses no legal mandate for underwriting standards, serves as a de facto standard-setter. That is, they have specific underwriting requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for purchase by the ECHMB.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.
    Notes: The ECHMB's mission is to "provide maximum liquidity to the mortgage market" by purchasing and selling mortage loans from primary lenders in order to facilitate the secondary mortgage market. This functions as a cash flow guarantee to primary lenders.