Health expenditure government expenditure in Dominica
Dominica: Health expenditure government expenditure was 5.03 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure government expenditure in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.03 for health expenditure government expenditure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Dominica peaked at 9.73 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.03, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 168th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health expenditure government expenditure in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.64 | — |
| 2001 | 8.78 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.4 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.67 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.53 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.72 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.74 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.1 | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 7.29 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.42 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.44 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.09 | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 9.49 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 9.59 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.62 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.73 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.28 | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 6.77 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.16 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 7.57 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 5.41 | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 5.75 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 5.03 | -18.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 5.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 5.03 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.23 | 7.1 | 8.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.27 | 6.16 | 9.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 | 5.03 | 6.2 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Dominica?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Dominica was 5.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.73 in 2015.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Dominica ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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