Country information

Jamaica

Area

10.991 km²

Capital

Kingston

Government

Andrew Holness

Population

2,89 million

Contact

Melissa Bigdely

Regional Manager Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Haiti, Guyana and Jamaica / Coordination LAV-Young Professionals

m.bigdely@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0) 40 413 43 150

Economic data

Basic data 2021 2022 2023    
GDP growth in % 4,61 2,81 2    
Export in billion US$ 3,31 Oktober 2022: 1,43 Juni 2023: 1,04    
Import in billion US$ 5,86 Oktober 2022: 6,4 Juni 2023: 3,74    
Key interest rate in % 3,8 7,0 7,0    
Exchange course JMD-US$ 153,48 149,312 155,08    
Inflation rate in % 5,86 9,0 Oktober 2023: 5,1    
HDI (Human Development Index) 0,709 - -    

Foreign Trade

Import products: Petroleum, Vehicles
Import partner: USA, China

Export products: Aluminium Oxide, Refined Petroleum, Aluminium Ore, Hard Liquor
Export partner: USA, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Iceland

Notes

P= Prediction
Update: 09.03.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, OEC, statista, worlddata, Statistical Institute of Jamaica