Dominica's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 30.16% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.21 percentage points from 36.36% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 30.16% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 31.79% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 36.36% | 2013 |
| Highest | 45.61% | 2008 |
| Lowest | 24.03% | 2022 |
| Average since 2014 | 30.96% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 33.96% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Dominica's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 6.13 percentage points on 2022 (from 24.03% to 30.16%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.45 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.35 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.16 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.06 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Dominica had the 114th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Dominica | 30.16% | 2023 |
| World | 38.81% | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 48.76% | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 44.29% | 2023 |
Closest to Dominica in the 2023 ranking
- Montenegro — 110th of 183: 30.55%
- Cabo Verde — 111th of 183: 30.43%
- Djibouti — 112th of 183: 30.31%
- Namibia — 114th of 183: 30.11%
- Russian Federation — 115th of 183: 29.96%
- Gabon — 116th of 183: 29.87%
What this measures
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 30.16 |
| 2022 | 24.03 |
| 2021 | 24.67 |
| 2020 | 29.83 |
| 2019 | 34.82 |
| 2018 | 31.79 |
| 2017 | 29.37 |
| 2016 | 33.14 |
| 2015 | 35.02 |
| 2014 | 36.76 |
| 2013 |
Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 41.02% (2023)
- Argentina — 38.93% (2023)
- Bahamas, The — 48.93% (2023)
- Barbados — 57.48% (2023)
- Belize — 33.33% (2023)
- Bolivia — 31.49% (2023)
- Brazil — 55.85% (2023)
- Chile — 51.48% (2024)
- Colombia
More health data for Dominica
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.29% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.47% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 5,764 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 17.48% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 5,836 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 17.74% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 11,601 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.61% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.73% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Dominica's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 30.16% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 3.8 percentage points from 33.96% in 2000. The highest value was 45.61% in 2008 and the lowest 24.03% in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank?
- 114th highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Dominica?
- In 2023, Dominica's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 6.13 percentage points on 2022 (from 24.03% to 30.16%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.45 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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