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13, Dec 2013, EST. 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 %.