El Salvador vs Jamaica: Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP

El Salvador
5.62
in 2023
Jamaica
4.89
in 2023
El Salvador rank
5th
Jamaica rank
7th

Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
23456200020112023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5.62 against 4.89 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.73.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 32 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 4.08 2.57 1.51 El Salvador
2010s 4.66 3.41 1.25 El Salvador
2020s 5.99 5.11 0.8754 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp, El Salvador or Jamaica?
El Salvador, at 5.62 against 4.89 in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp between El Salvador and Jamaica?
0.73, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 750 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed