Jamaica

Inflation in Jamaica

Inflation in Jamaica: 18% a year in 1980 and 3.9% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.9% a year
Since 1980
−14.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
58 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in JamaicaInflation in Jamaica: 18% a year in 1980 and 3.9% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% 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 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 77.3% a year in 1992, the lowest 2.4% a year in 2016.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearJamaica
20253.9
20245.5
20236.5
202210.4
20215.9
20205.2
20193.9
20183.7
20174.4
20162.4
20153.7
20148.3
20139.4
20126.9
20117.5
201012.6
20099.6
200822
20079.3
20068.5
200515.1
200413.5
200310.1
20027
20016.9
20008.1
19996
19988.6
19979.7
199626.4
199519.9
199435.5
199321.6
199277.3
199151
199024.8
198916.1
19888.2
198711.2
198624.4
198529.7
198431.3
198316.7
19826.8
19819.2
198018
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJamaica
20265.9
20275.5
20285.1
20295
20305
20315

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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