Dominican Republic - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Dominican Republic was 0.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 7.42 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.47 in 2011.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.

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

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Year Value
2000 1.84
2001 2.90
2002 5.31
2003 3.21
2004 2.18
2005 1.70
2006 1.12
2007 1.69
2008 1.72
2009 0.87
2010 0.59
2011 0.47
2012 1.23
2013 0.52
2014 6.37
2015 7.42
2016 0.62
2017 0.74
2018 0.95
2019 0.84

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Dominican Republic was 4.11 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 29.69 in 2015 and 1.56 in 2011.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

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Year Value
2000 2.58
2001 4.22
2002 8.24
2003 3.40
2004 2.33
2005 2.91
2006 1.84
2007 3.34
2008 4.13
2009 2.24
2010 1.84
2011 1.56
2012 4.44
2013 1.85
2014 24.19
2015 29.69
2016 2.62
2017 3.28
2018 4.38
2019 4.11

External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Dominican Republic was 9.55 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 63.23 in 2015 and 3.13 in 2011.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP). External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

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Year Value
2000 5.97
2001 9.70
2002 18.97
2003 9.99
2004 6.89
2005 6.07
2006 4.07
2007 7.16
2008 8.51
2009 4.69
2010 3.78
2011 3.13
2012 8.65
2013 3.71
2014 49.33
2015 63.23
2016 5.80
2017 7.21
2018 9.87
2019 9.55

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems