Dominican Republic - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Dominican Republic was 5.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.93 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.99 in 2006.

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 4.88
2001 4.88
2002 4.99
2003 4.39
2004 4.29
2005 4.35
2006 3.99
2007 4.21
2008 4.73
2009 5.09
2010 5.58
2011 5.67
2012 5.89
2013 5.76
2014 5.75
2015 5.78
2016 5.83
2017 5.83
2018 5.73
2019 5.93

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Dominican Republic was 491.06 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 491.06 in 2019 and 106.14 in 2003.

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 140.14
2001 145.35
2002 155.10
2003 106.14
2004 106.65
2005 171.23
2006 164.10
2007 198.07
2008 240.41
2009 256.36
2010 309.96
2011 335.00
2012 359.61
2013 359.57
2014 380.08
2015 400.38
2016 424.30
2017 443.67
2018 461.54
2019 491.06

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

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Dominican Republic was 1,140.04 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,140.04 in 2019 and 311.47 in 2003.

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 324.25
2001 334.31
2002 357.23
2003 311.47
2004 316.08
2005 357.27
2006 363.75
2007 424.89
2008 495.74
2009 536.15
2010 636.63
2011 672.40
2012 700.37
2013 719.48
2014 774.95
2015 852.70
2016 938.82
2017 975.77
2018 1,040.13
2019 1,140.04

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems