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Health share of government spending — Jordan

Health share of government spending in Jordan in 2023 — 10.5%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.19 pp.

2023 10.5% +0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 91of 192
Period maximum 17.92%2009
Period minimum 9.4%2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Jordan, 2000–20237.51012.51517.5202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 12.69%2001: 13.61%2002: 13.38%2003: 11.37%2004: 9.4%2005: 11.79%2006: 11.36%2007: 12.52%2008: 15.13%2009: 17.92%2010: 17.02%2011: 15.42%2012: 13.67%2013: 13.13%2014: 13.06%2015: 12.22%2016: 11.24%2017: 11.1%2018: 9.98%2019: 10.08%2020: 10.77%2021: 10.35%2022: 10.47%2023: 10.5%
Change over the period: −2.19 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Jordan 10.5%
World computed 10.81%
Middle East & North Africa computed 10.62%
Western Asia computed 9.97%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.3%
Health share of government spending — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.5 +0.04 pp
2022 10.47 +0.12 pp
2021 10.35 −0.42 pp
2020 10.77 +0.69 pp
2019 10.08 +0.1 pp
2018 9.98 −1.12 pp
2017 11.1 −0.14 pp
2016 11.24 −0.98 pp
2015 12.22 −0.84 pp
2014 13.06 −0.06 pp
2013 13.13 −0.54 pp
2012 13.67 −1.75 pp
2011 15.42 −1.6 pp
2010 17.02 −0.9 pp
2009 17.92 +2.79 pp
2008 15.13 +2.61 pp
2007 12.52 +1.16 pp
2006 11.36 −0.43 pp
2005 11.79 +2.39 pp
2004 9.4 −1.97 pp
2003 11.37 −2.01 pp
2002 13.38 −0.23 pp
2001 13.61 +0.93 pp
2000 12.69 —

Western Asia, 2023

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

LB Lebanon 15.91 CY Cyprus 14.86 PS Palestine 14.43 AE United Arab Emirates 14.41 SA Saudi Arabia 13.69 IL Israel 11.57 OM Oman 10.84 JO Jordan 10.5 TR Türkiye 9.78 KW Kuwait 9.02 BH Bahrain 8.49 GE Georgia 7.78 SY Syria 7.71 QA Qatar 7.69 YE Yemen 6.96 IQ Iraq 6.18 AM Armenia 5.46 AZ Azerbaijan 4.26
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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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