Private health expenditure per person in Jordan
Jordan: Private health expenditure per person was 383.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 383.43 for private health expenditure per person in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Jordan peaked at 387.41 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 195.39, in 2014.
Jordan ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 284.92 | — |
| 2001 | 303.77 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 304.81 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 294.93 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 296.39 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 309.58 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 283.38 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 279.57 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 290.5 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 249.04 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 221.42 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 226.07 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 224.16 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 225.93 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 195.39 | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 305.48 | +56.3% |
| 2016 | 302.14 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 333.29 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 339.7 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 357.71 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 357.65 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 357.43 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 387.41 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 383.43 | -1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 383.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450.34, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 383.43 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 343.22, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +56.3% | 195.39 | 305.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 289.69 | 249.04 | 309.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 273.13 | 195.39 | 357.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 371.48 | 357.43 | 387.41 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 93 Seychelles 416.76 compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 409.65 compare
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- 97 Palau 382.87 compare
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More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % 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 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Jordan?
- Private health expenditure per person in Jordan was 383.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 387.41 in 2022.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.39 in 2014.
- How does Jordan rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Jordan ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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