GDP growth in Jamaica
Jamaica: GDP growth was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Jamaica, 1967–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Jamaica is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 115.3% on the previous year and down 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Jamaica peaked at 18.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -8.3%, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 196th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 1.8% | 5.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | -6.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -5.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -2.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -4.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -8.3% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 193 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
- 194 Germany 0.2% compare
- 195 Finland 0.2% compare
- 197 Syria -0.2% compare
- 198 Mozambique -0.5% compare
- 199 Saint Lucia -0.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- DEC alternative conversion factor 159.1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 603.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 546.60 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -55.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -347.79 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.25 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,790 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.56 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Jamaica?
- Gdp growth in Jamaica was 0.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.3% in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for gdp growth?
- Jamaica ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.