Dominica - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Dominica was 0.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.75 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.72 in 2019.

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 2.92
2001 2.34
2002 4.75
2003 3.02
2004 3.95
2005 2.70
2006 2.57
2007 3.21
2008 2.61
2009 2.93
2010 2.71
2011 3.10
2012 3.46
2013 2.27
2014 2.21
2015 1.94
2016 1.85
2017 1.62
2018 1.81
2019 0.72

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Dominica was 3.17 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 13.74 in 2012 and 3.17 in 2019.

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 7.44
2001 5.31
2002 10.55
2003 7.18
2004 9.77
2005 6.93
2006 6.78
2007 9.17
2008 8.52
2009 10.08
2010 9.74
2011 11.70
2012 13.74
2013 8.52
2014 8.51
2015 7.59
2016 7.66
2017 6.47
2018 8.68
2019 3.17

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Dominica was 4.86 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 19.95 in 2012 and 4.86 in 2019.

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 10.13
2001 7.23
2002 14.49
2003 10.36
2004 13.95
2005 10.36
2006 10.20
2007 13.94
2008 13.02
2009 14.37
2010 14.01
2011 16.88
2012 19.95
2013 12.32
2014 12.68
2015 11.13
2016 11.33
2017 10.06
2018 13.34
2019 4.86

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems