Current health expenditure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Current health expenditure was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Jamaica is 7.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Jamaica peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2003.
That places Jamaica 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0389 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0399 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Jamaica?
- Current health expenditure in Jamaica was 7.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for current health expenditure?
- Jamaica ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.