Jamaica - Economy
How is the economy of Jamaica? Based on the information we have, Jamaica has a upper middle-income Caribbean island economy; ongoing debt restructuring; hurricane-vulnerable economy; high crime, youth unemployment, and poverty; susceptible to commodity shocks from ongoing Russia invasion of Ukraine. Key agricultural products in this country include: sugarcane, yams, goat milk, chicken, coconuts, oranges, bananas, pumpkins/squash, plantains, sweet potatoes (2022).
More about the economy of Jamaica
| Labor force | 1.517 million (2022 est.) |
|---|---|
| Industrial production growth rate | -0.38% (2022 est.) |
| Industries | agriculture, mining, manufacture, construction, financial and insurance services, tourism, telecommunications |
| Population below poverty line | 17.1% (2016 est.) |
| Taxes and other revenues | 25.71% (of GDP) (2020 est.) |
| Fiscal year | |
| Exchange rates | |
| Currency | Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - |
| Exchange rates 2022 | 153.427 (2022 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2021 | 150.79 (2021 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2020 | 142.403 (2020 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2019 | 133.312 (2019 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2018 | 128.872 (2018 est.) |
| Debt - external | |
| Debt - external 2019 | $13.876 billion (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external 2018 | $13.912 billion (2018 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $4.52 billion (2022 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $4.838 billion (2021 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 | $3.938 billion (2020 est.) |
| Current account balance | |
| Current account balance 2022 | -$129.756 million (2022 est.) |
| Current account balance 2021 | $149.262 million (2021 est.) |
| Current account balance 2020 | -$156.91 million (2020 est.) |
| Public debt | |
| Public debt 2020 | 106.28% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Public debt 2019 | 92.25% of GDP (2019 est.) |
| Public debt 2017 | 102.46% of GDP (2017 est.) |
| Budget | |
| Revenues | $4.029 billion (2020 est.) |
| Expenditures | $4.564 billion (2020 est.) |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | 0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
| Remittances | |
| Remittances 2022 | 21.57% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Remittances 2021 | 25.29% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Remittances 2020 | 22.2% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Household income | |
| Lowest 10% | 2.6% |
| Highest 10% | 29.3% (2015) |
| Imports | |
| Imports 2022 | $9.726 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $7.405 billion (2021 est.) |
| Imports 2020 | $5.913 billion (2020 est.) |
| Imports (partners) | US 36%, China 12%, Trinidad and Tobago 6%, Brazil 5%, Turkey 4% (2022) |
| Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, crude petroleum, natural gas, cars, plastic products (2022) |
| Exports | |
| Imports 2022 | $9.726 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $7.405 billion (2021 est.) |
| Imports 2020 | $5.913 billion (2020 est.) |
| Exports (partners) | US 57%, Russia 5%, Canada 4%, UK 4%, Iceland 2% (2022) |
| Comodities Exports force | refined petroleum, natural gas, aluminum oxide, liquor, aluminum ore (2022) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $28.579 billion (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $27.161 billion (2021 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020 | $25.966 billion (2020 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate) | $17.098 billion (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP Per capita | |
| Real GDP per capita 2022 | $10,100 (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2021 | $9,600 (2021 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2020 | $9,200 (2020 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
| Agriculture | 7% (2017 est.) |
| Industry | 21.1% (2017 est.) |
| Services | 71.9% (2017 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by end use | |
| Household consumption | 81.9% (2017 est.) |
| Government consumption | 13.7% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in fixed capital | 21.3% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in inventories | 0.1% (2017 est.) |
| Exports of goods and services | 30.1% (2017 est.) |
| Imports of goods and services | -47.1% (2017 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | |
| Unemployment rate 2022 | 5.5% (2022 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2021 | 6.16% (2021 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2020 | 6.5% (2020 est.) |
| Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
| Total | 26.1% (2021 est.) |
| Male | 22.1% |
| Female | 31.4% |
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