Economic Indicators for Jamaica


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance3.00-0.763.00-20.37Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index212.67199.74212.670.29
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )6.4710.3577.302.35Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate11.6511.4149.4611.41%
Interest rates-0.03-1.2321.22-12.79Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt106.2892.25232.8372.25% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )107.5099.63126.0196.13
Human Capital Index0.530.540.540.53Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered4,818.004,331.004,818.001,463.00Number
Time required to start a business3.003.0031.003.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse140.50140.50260.00140.50Days
Armed forces Personnel6,000.006,000.006,000.002,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services38.0438.5662.2729.05Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services52.0751.4171.6328.38Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1917192USD Billions
GDP Growth2.205.229.42-9.92Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.681.715.001.40Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.550.470.850.36Per 1,000 people
Labor force1,572,932.001,527,833.001,572,932.001,097,497.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education1.682.146.841.68Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.341.354.761.34Total
Population3332Thousands