Health share of government spending in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 15.41%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.27 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.41 | +0.21 pp |
| 2022 | 15.2 | −3.06 pp |
| 2021 | 18.26 | +3.58 pp |
| 2020 | 14.68 | −0.27 pp |
| 2019 | 14.95 | −0.72 pp |
| 2018 | 15.67 | +0.56 pp |
| 2017 | 15.11 | −0.59 pp |
| 2016 | 15.7 | +1.5 pp |
| 2015 | 14.2 | −0.28 pp |
| 2014 | 14.48 | −0.56 pp |
| 2013 | 15.04 | +1.07 pp |
| 2012 | 13.97 | −3.1 pp |
| 2011 | 17.07 | +1.39 pp |
| 2010 | 15.68 | +1.25 pp |
| 2009 | 14.43 | +2.96 pp |
| 2008 | 11.48 | +1.15 pp |
| 2007 | 10.32 | +2.05 pp |
| 2006 | 8.27 | −0.72 pp |
| 2005 | 8.99 | +2.37 pp |
| 2004 | 6.62 | −0.11 pp |
| 2003 | 6.73 | −3.46 pp |
| 2002 | 10.19 | −1.24 pp |
| 2001 | 11.44 | −0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 12.14 | — |
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Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
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Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
