Dominican Republic - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Dominican Republic was 44.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 48.20 in 2013, while its lowest value was 26.43 in 2003.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also:

Year Value
2000 35.02
2001 34.89
2002 33.68
2003 26.43
2004 26.77
2005 32.00
2006 35.10
2007 40.04
2008 44.88
2009 45.81
2010 45.10
2011 48.11
2012 46.96
2013 48.20
2014 42.79
2015 40.94
2016 45.72
2017 46.00
2018 44.31
2019 44.90

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Dominican Republic was 2.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 2.78 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.15 in 2004.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1.71
2001 1.70
2002 1.68
2003 1.16
2004 1.15
2005 1.39
2006 1.40
2007 1.68
2008 2.12
2009 2.33
2010 2.52
2011 2.73
2012 2.76
2013 2.78
2014 2.46
2015 2.37
2016 2.66
2017 2.68
2018 2.54
2019 2.66

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Dominican Republic was 16.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.09 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.10 in 2003.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 11.77
2001 10.83
2002 10.60
2003 6.10
2004 6.72
2005 9.20
2006 8.67
2007 10.35
2008 11.60
2009 14.34
2010 15.93
2011 17.09
2012 13.74
2013 15.70
2014 14.48
2015 14.20
2016 15.70
2017 15.68
2018 15.57
2019 16.32

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Dominican Republic was 220.47 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 220.47 in 2019 and 28.05 in 2003.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also:

Year Value
2000 49.08
2001 50.72
2002 52.24
2003 28.05
2004 28.55
2005 54.79
2006 57.60
2007 79.32
2008 107.91
2009 117.43
2010 139.80
2011 161.15
2012 168.87
2013 173.31
2014 162.64
2015 163.90
2016 194.01
2017 204.10
2018 204.49
2019 220.47

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Dominican Republic was 511.84 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 511.84 in 2019 and 82.32 in 2003.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also:

Year Value
2000 113.55
2001 116.65
2002 120.32
2003 82.32
2004 84.60
2005 114.31
2006 127.67
2007 170.14
2008 222.51
2009 245.58
2010 287.13
2011 323.46
2012 328.90
2013 346.78
2014 331.60
2015 349.06
2016 429.27
2017 448.88
2018 460.84
2019 511.84

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems