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Health share of government spending — Jamaica

Health share of government spending in Jamaica in 2023 — 15.86%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.01 pp.

2023 15.86% −3.11 pp vs 2022
World rank 35of 192
Period maximum 18.96%2022
Period minimum 6.14%2003

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Jamaica, 2000–2023051015202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 11.84%2001: 8.2%2002: 8.67%2003: 6.14%2004: 7.65%2005: 7.43%2006: 6.26%2007: 8.23%2008: 8.36%2009: 7.45%2010: 9.03%2011: 9.53%2012: 9.16%2013: 10.77%2014: 11.25%2015: 12.82%2016: 12.68%2017: 13.95%2018: 13.04%2019: 13.32%2020: 13.99%2021: 16.18%2022: 18.96%2023: 15.86%
Change over the period: +4.01 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Jamaica 15.86%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.86 −3.11 pp
2022 18.96 +2.79 pp
2021 16.18 +2.19 pp
2020 13.99 +0.67 pp
2019 13.32 +0.28 pp
2018 13.04 −0.92 pp
2017 13.95 +1.27 pp
2016 12.68 −0.14 pp
2015 12.82 +1.57 pp
2014 11.25 +0.48 pp
2013 10.77 +1.61 pp
2012 9.16 −0.37 pp
2011 9.53 +0.5 pp
2010 9.03 +1.58 pp
2009 7.45 −0.91 pp
2008 8.36 +0.13 pp
2007 8.23 +1.97 pp
2006 6.26 −1.18 pp
2005 7.43 −0.21 pp
2004 7.65 +1.51 pp
2003 6.14 −2.53 pp
2002 8.67 +0.47 pp
2001 8.2 −3.64 pp
2000 11.84 —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 19.98 JM Jamaica 15.86 DO Dominican Republic 15.41 BS Bahamas 13.48 AG Antigua and Barbuda 12.28 TT Trinidad and Tobago 11.07 LC Saint Lucia 9.79 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.89 BB Barbados 7.81 GD Grenada 7.27 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.19 DM Dominica 5.03 HT Haiti 4.56
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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