How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Singapore?

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

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Singapore: Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare

Dominican Republic

25.1%

in 2023

Singapore

25.4%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

113th

Singapore rank

112th

Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare over time

Dominican Republic
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 25.4% against 25.1% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 113th and Singapore ranks 112th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2000s	52.2%	49.3%	2.9%	Dominican Republic
2010s	31.3%	34.4%	3.1%	Singapore
2020s	24.5%	24.2%	0.3%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare, Dominican Republic or Singapore?: Singapore, at 25.4% against 25.1% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare between Dominican Republic and Singapore?: 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Singapore?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Singapore rank globally for share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare?: Dominican Republic ranks 113th and Singapore ranks 112th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare
Unit: % of current health expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,562 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare as percent of total current healthcare expenditure.