Jamaica — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Jamaica, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Jamaica was 7.60% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.65% in 2022. The lowest was 4.99% in 2003 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.05% per year.
Jamaica ranks 70 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Jamaica sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 21%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 12 of 32 economies; Ecuador (7.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 17% in 2004. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 66 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 59th of 184 in 2000 → 76th of 188 in 2010 → 77th of 189 in 2020 → 67th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.6% | -1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 8.65% | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 8% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 7.48% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 6.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 6.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 6.98% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 6.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 6.61% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 6.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 6.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 6.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 6.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 6.37% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 6.66% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.19% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 5.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 5.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 5.84% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 4.99% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.58% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 5.16% | -0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 5.98% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jamaica’s Health spending in 2001?
5.16% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Jamaica’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +27.2% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 7.6%; 2022: 8.65%; 2021: 8%; 2020: 7.48%; 2019: 6.97%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.