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 1.559 million (2023 est.)
Industrial production growth rate 4.98% (2023 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 2023 154.159 (2023 est.)
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.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 2022 $9.148 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 $4.869 billion (2023 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 $4.52 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 $4.838 billion (2021 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.)
Budget
Revenues $4.041 billion (2020 est.)
Expenditures $4.12 billion (2020 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Remittances
Remittances 2023 19.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022 21.57% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 25.29% of GDP (2021 est.)
Household income
Lowest 10% 2.2% (2021 est.)
Highest 10% 29.9% (2021 est.)
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) 2023 $29.225 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $28.596 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $27.177 billion (2021 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $19.423 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2023 $10,300 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022 $10,100 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $9,600 (2021 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 9% (2023 est.)
Industry 18.6% (2023 est.)
Services 60.1% (2023 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 76.2% (2019 est.)
Government consumption 13.6% (2019 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 24.1% (2019 est.)
Investment in inventories 0.2% (2019 est.)
Exports of goods and services 38% (2019 est.)
Imports of goods and services -52.1% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate 2023 4.42% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022 4.08% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2021 5.19% (2021 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Total 13.8% (2023 est.)
Male 13.1% (2023 est.)
Female 14.9% (2023 est.)
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