Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Jamaica: key statistics
Jamaica has 2.8m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $8,003. Below: 75 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Kingston
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar JMD
- Languages
- English, Jamaican Patois
- ISO codes
- JMJAM
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom
Population2.8m2025 · rank 140 of 217GDP$22.7bn2025 · rank 127 of 211GDP per capita$8,0032025 · rank 114 of 211Life expectancy71.6 yrs2024 · rank 142 of 217Internet users90.1%2024 · rank 55 of 188Fertility1.352024 · rank 187 of 217CO₂ per person2.84 t2024 · rank 96 of 203Inflation4.0%2025 · rank 58 of 180
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Jamaica, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Jamaica by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.8m | 2025 | 140/217 | 22/42 | +1.2% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.07% | 2025 | 177/217 | 36/42 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 59.4% | 2025 | 129/217 | 30/42 | +4.2 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.35 | 2024 | 187/217 | 38/42 | −13% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 8.6% | 2025 | 111/217 | 30/42 | +2.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 18.3% | 2025 | 137/217 | 25/42 | −5.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 262.2 | 2024 | 50/216 | 14/42 | +1.6% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.4 | 2024 | 128/217 | 25/42 | −16% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 10,991 km² | 2024 | 163/216 | 25/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $22.7bn | 2025 | 127/211 | 23/41 | +52% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $8,003 | 2025 | 114/211 | 30/41 | +50% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $13,291 | 2025 | 128/199 | 34/38 | +40% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $7,790 | 2025 | 104/201 | 27/38 | +58% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.1% | 2025 | 194/210 | 35/41 | −0.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.2% | 2025 | 174/210 | 34/41 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 8.7% | 2025 | 79/198 | 10/37 | +2.9 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.3% | 2025 | 154/201 | 26/38 | −1.0 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 59.8% | 2025 | 86/201 | 20/38 | −1.9 pp | 63.3% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.0% | 2025 | 58/180 | 11/31 | +0.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.0% | 2025 | 46/136 | 11/31 | +3.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 12.1% | 2025 | 45/136 | 12/31 | −4.8 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 159.10 | 2025 | 54/210 | 7/39 | +36% | — | |
| Government debt | 97.9% | 2020 | 10/78 | 3/14 | −38.4 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 23.7% | 2020 | 23/142 | 1/20 | −0.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 27.5% | 2020 | 67/142 | 8/20 | −1.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 76.1% | 2024 | 22/119 | 4/22 | −27.4 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.37% | 2025 | 95/156 | 6/22 | +0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | 1.5% | 2025 | 62/185 | 9/35 | +4.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.2% | 2025 | 133/197 | 29/38 | −4.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 16.3% | 2025 | 20/178 | 6/35 | +0.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.3m | 2020 | 85/196 | 14/41 | −53% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 2025 | 138/187 | 27/31 | −5.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 10.8% | 2025 | 108/187 | 20/31 | −15.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 69.6% | 2025 | 31/187 | 5/31 | +4.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 63.0% | 2025 | 30/187 | 4/31 | +4.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $86.4m | 2023 | 120/145 | 20/32 | +21% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.4% | 2023 | 110/139 | 20/30 | −0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $30.4 | 2023 | 107/145 | 20/32 | +18% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 1.4% | 2021 | 82/151 | 14/22 | −3.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 5.1% | 2021 | 76/151 | 9/22 | −6.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 7.8% | 2024 | 132/145 | 22/23 | −12.2 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 39.9 | 2021 | 39/151 | 18/22 | −12% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 8.0% | 2024 | 64/167 | 9/28 | +0.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 30.2% | 2025 | 75/190 | 19/32 | +17.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 79.9% | 1999 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 90.8% | 2022 | 84/147 | 20/28 | +4.9 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 97.3% | 2024 | 125/191 | 24/39 | +3.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 84.5% | 2024 | 123/176 | 27/37 | −1.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 26.2% | 2015 | 116/172 | 23/31 | +9.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 83.6% | 2024 | 126/168 | 27/33 | −6.3 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.8 | 2018 | 57/173 | 4/30 | −9.9% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.5% | 2024 | 34/184 | 5/38 | −0.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.6 yrs | 2024 | 142/217 | 37/42 | −1.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 16.4 | 2024 | 79/196 | 9/35 | −4.7% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 17.8 | 2024 | 81/196 | 9/35 | −5.3% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 130 | 2023 | 56/194 | 4/34 | +38% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.6% | 2023 | 71/193 | 12/33 | +1.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $520 | 2023 | 88/193 | 18/33 | +62% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.46 | 2023 | 133/180 | 28/29 | −4.2% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 94% | 2024 | 72/193 | 9/33 | +2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.1% | 2024 | 35/153 | 7/29 | −0.3 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 4.6% | 2018 | 133/154 | 25/28 | −2.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 87.6% | 2024 | 155/206 | 34/35 | −3.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 91.6% | 2024 | 109/203 | 20/34 | +5.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 90.1% | 2024 | 55/188 | 5/34 | +49.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 117.7 | 2024 | 98/210 | 18/40 | +9.4% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 16.0 | 2024 | 98/208 | 23/39 | +195% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 97.7% | 2024 | 143/215 | 33/42 | +4.4 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 93.0% | 2024 | 98/192 | 22/33 | +5.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.84 t | 2024 | 96/203 | 16/39 | +10% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 10.5% | 2021 | 144/212 | 23/41 | +0.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 12.8% | 2021 | 136/206 | 25/41 | +6.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 56.5% | 2024 | 42/214 | 11/42 | +3.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 11.5% | 2024 | 89/206 | 12/39 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 12.4% | 2022 | 79/177 | 9/33 | −1.4 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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