Capital health expenditure in Dominica
Dominica: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Dominica, 2004–2023
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.2% for capital health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Dominica peaked at 5.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Dominica ranks 74th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +11396.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +52.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -85.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +154.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +1359.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -81.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +158.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +704.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -90.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -61.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +11396.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | +1359.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2021 | +704.7% | 0.7% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Dominica?
- Capital health expenditure in Dominica was 0.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Dominica rank for capital health expenditure?
- Dominica ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.