Which has higher current health expenditure, Dominica or United Arab Emirates?

Dominica, at 5.0% against 5.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and United Arab Emirates?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs United Arab Emirates: Current health expenditure

Dominica

5.0%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

5.0%

in 2023

Dominica rank

125th

United Arab Emirates rank

127th

Current health expenditure over time

Dominica
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Dominica has been ahead every year.

Dominica ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 127th of 193 countries.

Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.9%	2.7%	2.2%	Dominica
2010s	5.4%	3.8%	1.6%	Dominica
2020s	5.8%	5.2%	0.7%	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Dominica or United Arab Emirates?: Dominica, at 5.0% against 5.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Dominica and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and United Arab Emirates?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Dominica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for current health expenditure?: Dominica ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 127th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.