Healthcare Spending: Dominica

Analysis# Dominica Healthcare Spending Dominica allocated 5.008% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, representing a modest recovery from recent lows but still below historical peaks. The country's healthcare spending reached an all-time high of 6.311% in 2021, likely driven by COVID-19 pandemic response costs. Since 2000, overall spending has declined 5.9% relative to GDP, with the lowest point occurring in 2001 at 4.645%. The past decade reveals significant volatility. A sharp spike occurred between 2020 and 2021, when spending jumped from 6.068% to 6.311% before declining steadily through 2023. The recent downward trajectory suggests a normalization of pandemic-era expenditures. Current spending levels position Dominica near the middle of its 23-year range, indicating moderate healthcare investment as a proportion of economic output.