Jamaica - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Jamaica was 6.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.15 in 2017, while its lowest value was 4.21 in 2006.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 5.64
2001 5.16
2002 4.75
2003 4.22
2004 4.80
2005 4.55
2006 4.21
2007 5.32
2008 5.61
2009 5.15
2010 5.30
2011 5.24
2012 4.89
2013 4.95
2014 5.17
2015 5.62
2016 5.70
2017 6.15
2018 5.97
2019 6.10

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Jamaica was 327.40 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 327.40 in 2019 and 146.88 in 2003.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 191.47
2001 177.26
2002 171.27
2003 146.88
2004 179.38
2005 186.54
2006 182.26
2007 246.01
2008 276.54
2009 223.11
2010 249.08
2011 267.74
2012 254.51
2013 247.21
2014 249.72
2015 276.06
2016 276.14
2017 311.73
2018 319.88
2019 327.40

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Jamaica was 597.85 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 597.85 in 2019 and 297.78 in 2003.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 358.76
2001 336.90
2002 319.07
2003 297.78
2004 350.72
2005 343.35
2006 335.18
2007 439.22
2008 466.11
2009 410.02
2010 418.32
2011 427.41
2012 399.95
2013 418.30
2014 441.41
2015 494.53
2016 524.15
2017 590.26
2018 595.95
2019 597.85

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems