Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 31.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2015, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica stood at 31.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica peaked at 33.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 89th out of 114 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +181.5% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 9.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 28.1% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 31.0% in 2015, 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 33.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 114 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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