External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Jamaica
Jamaica: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 13.47 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Jamaica is 13.47 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 126.0% on the previous year and up 423.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Jamaica peaked at 13.47 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4703 current US$, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 50th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4703 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.9358 current US$ | +99.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 current US$ | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 1.07 current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 3.33 current US$ | +210.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6 current US$ | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 2.98 current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 4.56 current US$ | +53.0% |
| 2008 | 4.54 current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.55 current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 5.57 current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.22 current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 8.47 current US$ | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 2.57 current US$ | -69.6% |
| 2014 | 3.64 current US$ | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 3.99 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 4.63 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.99 current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.44 current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 4.96 current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 5.11 current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.96 current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 13.47 current US$ | +126.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 13.47 current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 13.47 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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 | +210.9% | 1.07 current US$ | 3.33 current US$ |
| 2023 | +126.0% | 5.96 current US$ | 13.47 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 current US$ | 0.4703 current US$ | 5.55 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 current US$ | 2.57 current US$ | 8.47 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 current US$ | 4.96 current US$ | 13.47 current US$ | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Jamaica?
- External health expenditure per capita in Jamaica was 13.47 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.47 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4703 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 423.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.