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Economic Growth in Jamaica
Over the past decade to 2022, Jamaica's economy recorded an average real GDP growth rate of 0.7%, below the 1.9% average for Central America and Caribbean. In 2022, real GDP growth was 5.2%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.
Jamaica GDP Chart
Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Jamaica from 2024 to 2014.
Source: Macrobond.
Jamaica GDP Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth (Real GDP, ann. var. %) | -9.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| GDP (USD bn) | 13.8 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 19.9 |
| GDP (JMD bn) | 1,967 | 2,210 | 2,623 | 2,994 | 3,118 |
| Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) | -6.8 | 12.4 | 18.7 | 14.1 | 4.1 |
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Jamaican GDP projections for the next ten years from a panel of 10 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable GDP forecast available for Jamaican GDP.
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