Capital health expenditure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
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
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Dominican Republic is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 232.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -42.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +56.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +50.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +60.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -69.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +94.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +118.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +13.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Capital health expenditure in Dominican Republic was 0.3% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for capital health expenditure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.