Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Dominica stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Dominica peaked at 6.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 126th of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 123 Solomon Islands 5.4% compare
- 124 Rwanda 5.1% compare
- 125 Philippines 5.1% compare
- 127 Chad 5.0% compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 129 Kuwait 5.0% 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 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0122 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.6974 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Dominica?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Dominica was 5.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).