Dominica - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Dominica was 5.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.47 in 2018, while its lowest value was 4.65 in 2001.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

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

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Year Value
2000 5.32
2001 4.65
2002 4.65
2003 4.85
2004 4.75
2005 4.98
2006 4.78
2007 4.79
2008 5.05
2009 4.98
2010 5.16
2011 5.33
2012 5.80
2013 5.31
2014 5.23
2015 5.16
2016 5.13
2017 5.45
2018 6.47
2019 5.46

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Dominica was 440.17 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 479.09 in 2018 and 222.09 in 2002.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

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

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Year Value
2000 254.79
2001 226.96
2002 222.09
2003 237.35
2004 247.46
2005 256.73
2006 263.91
2007 285.24
2008 326.64
2009 344.12
2010 359.22
2011 376.95
2012 396.81
2013 375.11
2014 385.16
2015 391.93
2016 414.04
2017 398.64
2018 479.09
2019 440.17

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

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Dominica was 675.37 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 735.91 in 2018 and 304.97 in 2002.

Definition: Current expenditures on health 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).

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Year Value
2000 346.77
2001 309.23
2002 304.97
2003 342.67
2004 353.47
2005 383.70
2006 396.97
2007 433.96
2008 499.08
2009 490.53
2010 516.49
2011 544.13
2012 576.26
2013 542.41
2014 574.22
2015 574.76
2016 612.26
2017 619.45
2018 735.91
2019 675.37

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems