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Jamaica

JM

Kingston · pop. 3M · English, Jamaican Patois · Jamaican dollar

Trajectories

economic complexity

#94

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #85 in 1995.

2024 · −0.35

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995−0.25
1996−0.31−0.05 pts
1997−0.45−0.14 pts
1998low−0.81−0.36 pts
1999−0.60+0.21 pts
2000−0.48+0.13 pts
2001−0.48−0.01 pts
2002−0.68−0.20 pts
2003−0.66+0.01 pts
2004−0.56+0.10 pts
2005−0.41+0.16 pts
2006−0.33+0.08 pts
2007−0.24+0.09 pts
2008−0.30−0.06 pts
2009−0.11+0.19 pts
2010high−0.110 pts
2011−0.18−0.07 pts
2012−0.32−0.14 pts
2013−0.43−0.11 pts
2014−0.42+0.01 pts
2015−0.45−0.03 pts
2016−0.41+0.04 pts
2017−0.33+0.08 pts
2018−0.46−0.13 pts
2019−0.38+0.08 pts
2020−0.39−0.01 pts
2021−0.40−0.02 pts
2022−0.31+0.10 pts
2023−0.46−0.15 pts
2024latest−0.35+0.11 pts

economic momentum

$7,754

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $7,754

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$1,930
1991$1,710−11.4%
1992low$1,458−14.7%
1993$2,221+52.3%
1994$2,203−0.8%
1995$2,631+19.4%
1996$2,929+11.3%
1997$3,297+12.6%
1998$3,419+3.7%
1999$3,432+0.4%
2000$3,453+0.6%
2001$3,504+1.5%
2002$3,681+5.1%
2003$3,550−3.6%
2004$3,808+7.3%
2005$4,184+9.9%
2006$4,417+5.6%
2007$4,716+6.8%
2008$5,030+6.6%
2009$4,428−12.0%
2010$4,810+8.6%
2011$5,233+8.8%
2012$5,341+2.1%
2013$5,124−4.1%
2014$4,975−2.9%
2015$5,339+7.3%
2016$5,302−0.7%
2017$5,605+5.7%
2018$5,977+6.6%
2019$6,031+0.9%
2020$5,299−12.1%
2021$5,626+6.2%
2022$6,626+17.8%
2023$7,542+13.8%
2024latest$7,754+2.8%

prices

5.4%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 5.4%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199022.0%
199151.1%+29.1 pts
1992high77.3%+26.2 pts
199322.1%−55.2 pts
199435.1%+13.0 pts
199519.9%−15.2 pts
199626.4%+6.50 pts
19979.7%−16.7 pts
19988.6%−1.03 pts
19996.0%−2.68 pts
20008.2%+2.22 pts
20016.8%−1.37 pts
20027.1%+0.27 pts
200310.1%+3.01 pts
200413.6%+3.47 pts
200515.1%+1.50 pts
20068.6%−6.49 pts
20079.2%+0.68 pts
200822.0%+12.8 pts
20099.6%−12.4 pts
201012.6%+3.02 pts
20117.6%−5.05 pts
20126.9%−0.68 pts
20139.3%+2.47 pts
20148.3%−1.07 pts
20153.7%−4.58 pts
2016low2.4%−1.34 pts
20174.4%+2.03 pts
20183.7%−0.64 pts
20193.9%+0.17 pts
20205.2%+1.32 pts
20215.9%+0.64 pts
202210.3%+4.49 pts
20236.5%−3.88 pts
2024latest5.4%−1.06 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead. Fell from 3.6 in 1980.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19605.5
19615.6+1.1%
19625.6+0.7%
19635.7+1.7%
1964high5.8+1.0%
19655.7−1.2%
19665.7−0.5%
19675.7−0.4%
19685.6−1.6%
19695.5−1.9%
19705.3−2.2%
19715.2−2.6%
19725.1−2.9%
19735.0−1.3%
19744.7−6.6%
19754.4−4.9%
19764.2−5.0%
19774.0−5.0%
19783.8−4.1%
19793.7−3.1%
19803.6−3.5%
19813.5−2.2%
19823.5−1.5%
19833.4−1.4%
19843.3−2.6%
19853.2−3.4%
19863.1−3.3%
19873.0−2.6%
19883.0−1.4%
19892.9−1.7%
19903.0+0.9%
19913.0+1.4%
19923.0+1.0%
19933.0−1.3%
19942.9−1.9%
19952.9−2.7%
19962.8−2.8%
19972.7−3.4%
19982.6−3.8%
19992.5−4.2%
20002.3−4.9%
20012.3−2.1%
20022.3−1.1%
20032.2−1.2%
20042.2−2.0%
20052.1−2.3%
20062.1−2.7%
20072.0−3.2%
20082.0−3.5%
20091.9−3.8%
20101.8−4.3%
20111.7−4.6%
20121.6−4.0%
20131.6−3.5%
20141.5−3.0%
20151.5−2.3%
20161.5−2.9%
20171.4−2.5%
20181.4−2.0%
20191.4−0.7%
20201.4−0.5%
20211.4−0.4%
20221.4−0.4%
20231.4−1.0%
2024latest1.4−0.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    3M
    135 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $21B
    117 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $7,542
    78 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $230M
    121 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    100 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    11K km²
    167 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    273 /km²
    22 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    71.5 yr
    109 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    89%
    48 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    2.8 t
    79 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    59%
    101 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.4
    137 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.8%
    134 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    16%
    15 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    168
    125 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    3%
    103 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    39.9
    104 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    11%
    72 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. democracy (v-dem)
    0.68
    31 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  20. clean government
    44
    60 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  21. press freedom
    10.0
    7 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  22. human development
    0.720
    97 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  23. refugees hosted
    31
    137 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  24. refugees produced
    2.6K
    82 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data