Health spending as a share of total government spending in Jordan
Jordan: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 10.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Jordan is 10.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Jordan peaked at 17.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2004.
Jordan ranks 92nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 9.4% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Jordan?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Jordan was 10.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2004.
- How does Jordan rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Jordan ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.