Jamaica

Country in Americas

In brief

GDP growth per year: +0.1% (2025). World rank 193 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 39 of 45. Remittances received, share of GDP: 16.3% (2025). World rank 20 of 178; in Americas, 7 of 38. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 23.7% (2020). World rank 23 of 142; in Americas, 1 of 22. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $15B → $22.7B, GDP per person $5,339 → $8,003, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $9,476 → $13,291.

Size and growth

GDP: $22.7B 2025
GDP per person: $8,003 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $13,291 2025
GDP growth per year: +0.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $7,790 2025
Inflation: +4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 60 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 8.7% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 16.3% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 59.8% 2025
Unemployment: 3.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 63% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: No data
Imports, share of GDP: No data
Current account balance, share of GDP: +1.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 16.3% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 23.7% 2020
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 39.9 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 1.4% 2021