External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Dominica
Dominica: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 2.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 2.7% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 475.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Dominica peaked at 11.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
Dominica ranks 85th of 194 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.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +103.2% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -36.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -31.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -60.3% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +960.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +49.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -95.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +475.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 2.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +960.2% | 0.7% | 7.6% |
| 2023 | +475.4% | 0.5% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 0.5% | 11.4% | 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Dominica?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Dominica was 2.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Dominica ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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