Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 17.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 17.9% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica peaked at 21.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 30th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 11.7% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica was 17.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Jamaica ranks 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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