Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jordan
Jordan: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 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 total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jordan is 7.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jordan peaked at 9.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2016.
Jordan ranks 69th 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jordan?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Jordan was 7.7% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2016.
- How does Jordan rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Jordan ranks 69th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 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).