Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Jamaica
Jamaica: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 64.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Jamaica stood at 64.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Jamaica peaked at 68.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2006.
Jamaica ranks 74th 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -6.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 64.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 64.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 36.3% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 45.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 60.5% | 68.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Jamaica?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Jamaica was 64.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.