Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Dominica
Dominica: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 67.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Dominica is 67.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Dominica peaked at 75.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2008.
Dominica ranks 63rd 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.1% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -11.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 67.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 67.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.1% | 51.8% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 57.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 62.5% | 75.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67.3% compare
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.3% compare
- 62 Costa Rica 67.2% compare
- 64 United Arab Emirates 66.8% compare
- 65 Belarus 66.8% compare
- 66 Bhutan 66.7% compare
More health data for Dominica
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- 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)
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- 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 public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Dominica?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Dominica was 67.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2008.
- How does Dominica rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Dominica ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.