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21, May 2013, CEST. Welcome to the Jamaica economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.
Economic Indicators For: Jamaica › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Jamaican Dollar, JMD
Year of data: 2013 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 39
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2018
Date of Last Update: 6th May 2013
Population: 2,868,380 (July 2011 est.)
Area: total: 10,991 sq km
land: 10,831 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Natural Resources: bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Capital: name: Kingston
geographic coordinates: 18 00 N, 76 48 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International
Jamaican, a country located in the Caribbean, is heavily dependent on services. The nation derives most of its revenue from tourism and transportation, remittance inflows, and bauxite/alumina. Its economy faces major long-term problems: a significant merchandise trade deficit, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a heavy public debt-to-GDP ratio.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 742.454 Billion.
GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 0.55 %.
GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 1,452.71 Billion.
GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Jamaica in year 2013 is US$ 15.477 Billion.
GDP Deflator for Jamaica in year 2013 is 195.663 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).
GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 268,686.82 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 525,720.51 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Jamaica in year 2013 is US$ 5,600.89 .
GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Jamaica in year 2013 is US$ 25.763 Billion.
GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Jamaica in year 2013 is US$ 9,323.34 .
GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 0.03 %.
Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Jamaica in year 2013 is 56.388 .
Investment (% of GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 26.084 %.
Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 15.928 %.
Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 367.795 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).
Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 8.49 %.
Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 371.174 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).
Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 8.281 %.
Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 7.929 %.
Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 8.239 %.
Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 9.719 %.
Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 10.319 %.
Value of Oil Imports for Jamaica in year 2013 is US$ 2.306 Billions.
Value of Oil Exports for Jamaica in year 2013 is US$ 0.198 Billions.
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 13 %.
Population for Jamaica in year 2013 is 2.763 Million .
General government revenue (National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 404.899 Billions.
General government revenue (% of GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 27.142 %.
General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 419.647 Billions.
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 28.13 %.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD -14.748 Billions.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is -0.989 %.
General Government Balance (National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 111.521 Billion.
General Government Balance (% of GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 7.476 %.
Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 2,129.67 Billion.
Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is 142.758 %.
Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Jamaica in year 2013 is JMD 1,491.80 Billions.
Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Jamaica in year 2013 is US$ -1.593 Billion.
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Jamaica in year 2013 is -10.295 %.
