Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Jamaica
Jamaica: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 105.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Jamaica stood at 105.31.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Jamaica peaked at 137.68 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.29, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 102nd out of 194 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.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.29 | — |
| 2001 | 69.4 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.75 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 79.2 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 89.76 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 108.8 | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 111.31 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 119.24 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 137.68 | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 106.53 | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 114.99 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 127.65 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 126.23 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 117.61 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 110.8 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 104.15 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 95.76 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 98.16 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 104.43 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 105.09 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89.14 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 90.77 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 99.16 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 105.31 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.89 | 69.29 | 137.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.49 | 95.76 | 127.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.09 | 89.14 | 105.31 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,140 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.77 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Jamaica?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Jamaica was 105.31 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 137.68 in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.29 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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