External health expenditure channeled through government in Jamaica
Jamaica: External health expenditure channeled through government was 18.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Jamaica stood at 18.8%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.8% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Jamaica peaked at 94.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.8% | — |
| 2001 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | +66.5% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +74.7% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -64.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 18.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 40% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 18.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 26.5% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 55.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 18.8% | 70.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Jamaica?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Jamaica was 18.8% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Jamaica ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.