Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 122.49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 122.49 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Dominican Republic peaked at 122.49 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.49, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 96th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.51 | — |
| 2001 | 78.12 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 81.71 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 64.49 | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 65.44 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 90.97 | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 88.66 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 87.81 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.34 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 92.32 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 98.42 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 103.7 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 101.61 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 97.36 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 97.02 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.59 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.34 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 94.69 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 97.7 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 87.26 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 101.15 | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 117.44 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 122.49 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.14 | 64.49 | 95.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.92 | 94.69 | 103.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.08 | 87.26 | 122.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 124.69 compare
- 94 Republic of Moldova 124.08 compare
- 95 Uzbekistan 123.07 compare
- 97 Tunisia 120.54 compare
- 98 Peru 120.22 compare
- 99 Jordan 117.92 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Dominican Republic was 122.49 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 122.49 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.49 in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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