Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jamaica stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2003.
That places Jamaica 70th out of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jamaica?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jamaica was 7.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).