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Economic Indicators for Jamaica

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Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Armed forces personnel, total	6,000	6,000	6,000	2,830
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	106.28	106.28	137.93	92.25	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	212.67	212.67	212.67	107.56
Current account balance (% of GDP)	3	3	3	-14.28	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	38.04	38.04	38.56	29.92	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	1.34	1.34	1.73	1.34	%
GDP (current US$)	19,423,355,367.24	19,423,355,367.24	19,423,355,367.24	13,812,421,835.74	B
GDP growth (annual %)	2.2	2.2	5.22	-9.92	B
GDP Growth Rate QoQ	-7.3	0.4	1.85	-7.3	%
GDP Growth Rate YoY	-7.1	5.1	5.1	-7.1	%
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.68	1.68	1.81	1.68
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.53	0.53	0.54	0.53
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	52.07	52.07	53.49	44.64	B
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	6.47	6.47	10.35	2.35	%
Interest Rate Decision	5.5	5.5	6	5.5	%
Labor force, total	1,572,932	1,572,932	1,572,932	1,240,312
Lending interest rate (%)	11.65	11.65	19.51	11.4	%
New businesses registered (number)	4,818	4,818	4,818	1,463
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.36
Population, total	2,825,544	2,825,544	2,827,695	2,746,169
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	107.5	107.5	126.01	96.13
Real interest rate (%)	-0.03	-0.03	12.96	-1.23	%
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	140.5	140.5	180.5	140.5
Time required to start a business (days)	3	3	15	3
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	1.68	1.68	6.84	1.68	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	3.02	3.02	13.51	3.02	%