Jamaica

GDP growth in Jamaica

GDP growth in Jamaica: -4% a year in 1980 and 0.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.1% a year
Since 1980
+4.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
136 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.6% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in JamaicaGDP growth in Jamaica: -4% a year in 1980 and 0.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.6% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.6% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 7.7% a year in 1987, the lowest -8.3% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearJamaica
20250.1
2024-0.5
20232.7
20226.4
20215.7
2020-8.3
20191.8
20182.5
20172.3
20162.8
20151.4
20140.6
20130.2
2012-0.5
20111.4
2010-1.4
2009-3.4
2008-0.8
20071.4
20062.9
20050.9
20041.3
20033.7
20020.7
20011.3
20000.8
19991
1998-1.2
1997-1.6
19960.2
19952.5
19941.9
19932.2
19922.8
19910.8
19904.9
19894.7
1988-4
19877.7
19867
1985-0.9
19841
19834.2
19823.1
19814.4
1980-4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJamaica
20260
20272.4
20281.8
20291.6
20301.6
20311.6

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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