Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 2.95%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.24 pp.

2023 2.95% +0.13 pp vs 2022
World rank 100of 192
Period maximum 3.36%2021
Period minimum 1.15%2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic, 2000–2023012342000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.71%2001: 1.7%2002: 1.68%2003: 1.16%2004: 1.15%2005: 1.39%2006: 1.4%2007: 1.68%2008: 2.12%2009: 2.33%2010: 2.52%2011: 2.73%2012: 2.77%2013: 2.78%2014: 2.47%2015: 2.37%2016: 2.67%2017: 2.61%2018: 2.58%2019: 2.66%2020: 3.26%2021: 3.36%2022: 2.82%2023: 2.95%
Change over the period: +1.24 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 2.95%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.95 +0.13 pp
2022 2.82 −0.55 pp
2021 3.36 +0.11 pp
2020 3.26 +0.59 pp
2019 2.66 +0.09 pp
2018 2.58 −0.03 pp
2017 2.61 −0.06 pp
2016 2.67 +0.3 pp
2015 2.37 −0.09 pp
2014 2.47 −0.32 pp
2013 2.78 +0.01 pp
2012 2.77 +0.04 pp
2011 2.73 +0.21 pp
2010 2.52 +0.19 pp
2009 2.33 +0.21 pp
2008 2.12 +0.44 pp
2007 1.68 +0.28 pp
2006 1.4 +0.01 pp
2005 1.39 +0.25 pp
2004 1.15 −0.01 pp
2003 1.16 −0.52 pp
2002 1.68 −0.02 pp
2001 1.7 −0.01 pp
2000 1.71

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.