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Jamaica

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · Capital: Kingston

Population

2.8m

2025 · #140 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$8,003

2025 · #112 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

0.1%

2025 · #193 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

4.0%

2025 · #58 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

97.9%

2020 · not ranked (older figure)

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

23.7%

2020 · not ranked (older figure)

Source: World Bank

Population growth

-0.1%

2025 · #177 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

71.6

2024 · #142 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

1.4

2024 · #187 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

59.4%

2025 · #129 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

3.3%

2025 · #137 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

10.8%

2025 · #107 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

69.6%

2025 · #31 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

49.4

2023 · #4 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

16.4

2024 · #78 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

7.6%

2023 · #71 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

5.5%

2024 · #31 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

2.8

2024 · #96 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

10.5%

2021 · #144 of 212

Source: World Bank