Health spending share of GDP in Jamaica
Current health spending in Jamaica was equal to 7.6% of GDP in 2023.
Jamaica, 2023
7.6%
Change from 2022
−1.0percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
68th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Jamaica over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.6% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 8.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6.3%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Jamaica has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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