Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Dominican Republic is 6.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 101st out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +41.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -17.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.3%, 59% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.5% | 13.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 10.3% | 5 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Dominican Republic was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Dominican Republic ranks 101st out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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