Domestic general government health expenditure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Domestic general government health expenditure was 15.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 15.4% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 15.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 15.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.0%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 18.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 38 Netherlands 15.6% compare
- 39 Thailand 15.6% compare
- 40 South Korea 15.5% compare
- 42 Marshall Islands 15.2% compare
- 43 Andorra 15.2% compare
- 44 Finland 15.2% compare
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 domestic general government health expenditure in Dominican Republic?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Dominican Republic was 15.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.