Jamaica: Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Jamaica's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 2.71 percentage points on 2022 (from 30.36% to 33.06%).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.73 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.48 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.07 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.86 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 25.49% for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 3.03%, against 5.39% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Jamaica had the 101st highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Jamaica in the 2023 ranking

• Israel — 98th of 183: 33.31%
• United Arab Emirates — 99th of 183: 33.22%
• Belarus — 100th of 183: 33.17%
• Madagascar — 102nd of 183: 33.03%
• Suriname — 103rd of 183: 32.83%
• Costa Rica — 104th of 183: 32.83%

What this measures

Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 41.02% (2023)
• Argentina — 38.93% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 48.93% (2023)
• Barbados — 57.48% (2023)
• Belize — 33.33% (2023)
• Bolivia — 31.49% (2023)
• Brazil — 55.85% (2023)
• Chile — 51.48% (2024)
• Colombia

More health data for Jamaica

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.5% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.83% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 254,729 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 17.76% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 264,030 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.83% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 518,759 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 18.29% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.79% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Jamaica's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?

33.06% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 13.4 percentage points from 46.46% in 2000. The highest value was 62.47% in 2006 and the lowest 30.36% in 2022.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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