Country information
Area
10.991 km²
Capital
Kingston
Government
Andrew Holness
Population
2,89 million
Melissa Bigdely
Regional Manager Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Haiti, Guyana and Jamaica / Coordination LAV-Young Professionals
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 | - | - |
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
P= Prediction
Update: 09.03.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, OEC, statista, worlddata, Statistical Institute of Jamaica