Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 4.9% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 5.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.
That places Jamaica 55th out of 193 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.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -25.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jamaica?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jamaica was 4.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.