External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Jamaica
Jamaica: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Jamaica stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 126.4% on the previous year and up 224.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Jamaica peaked at 2.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 87th out of 194 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.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +127.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +147.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -68.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +45.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +126.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +147.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| 2001 | +127.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2023 | +126.4% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Jamaica?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Jamaica was 2.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Jamaica ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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