Dominica - Domestic general government health expenditure

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

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Dominica was 64.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 69.01 in 2017, while its lowest value was 51.78 in 2008.

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).

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Year Value
2000 63.12
2001 55.35
2002 52.36
2003 55.76
2004 54.23
2005 56.14
2006 56.37
2007 52.61
2008 51.78
2009 53.63
2010 57.39
2011 59.07
2012 60.06
2013 61.36
2014 61.03
2015 63.04
2016 65.01
2017 69.01
2018 66.40
2019 64.46

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Dominica was 3.52 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.30 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.44 in 2002.

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 3.36
2001 2.57
2002 2.44
2003 2.70
2004 2.57
2005 2.79
2006 2.70
2007 2.52
2008 2.61
2009 2.67
2010 2.96
2011 3.15
2012 3.48
2013 3.26
2014 3.19
2015 3.25
2016 3.33
2017 3.76
2018 4.30
2019 3.52

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

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Dominica was 7.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 9.92 in 2014, while its lowest value was 6.16 in 2018.

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 8.64
2001 8.78
2002 8.40
2003 8.67
2004 8.53
2005 8.72
2006 8.74
2007 7.10
2008 7.29
2009 7.42
2010 7.44
2011 9.09
2012 9.49
2013 9.59
2014 9.92
2015 9.73
2016 7.28
2017 6.77
2018 6.16
2019 7.57

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

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Dominica was 283.74 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 318.11 in 2018 and 116.29 in 2002.

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).

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Year Value
2000 160.82
2001 125.62
2002 116.29
2003 132.35
2004 134.19
2005 144.13
2006 148.77
2007 150.06
2008 169.15
2009 184.55
2010 206.14
2011 222.66
2012 238.33
2013 230.18
2014 235.07
2015 247.09
2016 269.17
2017 275.09
2018 318.11
2019 283.74

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 Dominica was 435.35 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 488.63 in 2018 and 159.69 in 2002.

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).

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Year Value
2000 218.87
2001 171.16
2002 159.69
2003 191.07
2004 191.68
2005 215.41
2006 223.77
2007 228.30
2008 258.44
2009 263.08
2010 296.40
2011 321.42
2012 346.10
2013 332.84
2014 350.46
2015 362.35
2016 398.03
2017 427.48
2018 488.63
2019 435.35

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems