Capital health expenditure in Jordan
Jordan: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Jordan, 2007–2019
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.3% for capital health expenditure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
Jordan ranks 45th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8% | — |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +76.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -55.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
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More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Jordan?
- Capital health expenditure in Jordan was 0.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for capital health expenditure?
- Jordan ranks 45th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.