Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Jamaica

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Jamaica in 2023 — 7.6%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.63 pp.

2023 7.6% −1.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 68of 192
Period maximum 8.65%2022
Period minimum 4.99%2003

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Jamaica, 2000–20234567892000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.98%2001: 5.16%2002: 5.58%2003: 4.99%2004: 5.84%2005: 5.82%2006: 5.51%2007: 6.19%2008: 6.66%2009: 6.37%2010: 6.44%2011: 6.52%2012: 6.19%2013: 6.28%2014: 6.29%2015: 6.61%2016: 6.59%2017: 6.98%2018: 6.84%2019: 6.97%2020: 7.48%2021: 8%2022: 8.65%2023: 7.6%
Change over the period: +1.63 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 7.6%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.6 −1.05 pp
2022 8.65 +0.65 pp
2021 8 +0.53 pp
2020 7.48 +0.51 pp
2019 6.97 +0.13 pp
2018 6.84 −0.15 pp
2017 6.98 +0.39 pp
2016 6.59 −0.02 pp
2015 6.61 +0.33 pp
2014 6.29 +0 pp
2013 6.28 +0.1 pp
2012 6.19 −0.34 pp
2011 6.52 +0.08 pp
2010 6.44 +0.07 pp
2009 6.37 −0.29 pp
2008 6.66 +0.46 pp
2007 6.19 +0.68 pp
2006 5.51 −0.31 pp
2005 5.82 −0.02 pp
2004 5.84 +0.85 pp
2003 4.99 −0.59 pp
2002 5.58 +0.42 pp
2001 5.16 −0.82 pp
2000 5.98

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.