Current health expenditure in Dominica
Dominica: Current health expenditure was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.0% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Dominica peaked at 6.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 125th of 193 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.
Current health expenditure in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 122 Solomon Islands 5.4% compare
- 123 Rwanda 5.1% compare
- 124 Philippines 5.1% compare
- 126 Chad 5.0% compare
- 127 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 128 Kuwait 5.0% compare
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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Dominica?
- Current health expenditure in Dominica was 5.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for current health expenditure?
- Dominica ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.