Jamaica — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Jamaica, 1967–2025.
GDP growth for Jamaica was 0.08% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 59 years, from 1967 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 18.01% in 1972. The lowest was -8.30% in 2020 (about -101.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -5.20% per year.
Jamaica ranks 195 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Jamaica sits below it. It peaked in 1972 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 91%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 34 of 40 economies; St. Lucia (-0.57%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 2514% in 1976. That is 95% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1967 level: doubled by 1968.
World ranking. Slipped: 90th of 118 in 1967 → 12th of 119 in 1970 → 139th of 152 in 1980 → 65th of 176 in 1990 → 168th of 199 in 2000 → 189th of 209 in 2010 → 157th of 209 in 2020 → 176th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1967 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.08% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | -0.54% | -3.3 pp |
| 2023 | 2.75% | -3.7 pp |
| 2022 | 6.44% | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +14.0 pp |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -10.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.81% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 2.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 2.76% | +1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 0.92% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 0.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 0.52% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.61% | -2.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.73% | +3.2 pp |
| 2010 | -1.46% | +2.9 pp |
| 2009 | -4.35% | -3.5 pp |
| 2008 | -0.81% | -2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 1.43% | -1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +2.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.89% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 1.32% | -2.3 pp |
| 2003 | 3.67% | +1.7 pp |
| 2002 | 2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 1.34% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 0.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1.05% | +3.4 pp |
| 1998 | -2.33% | -1.2 pp |
| 1997 | -1.14% | -1.0 pp |
| 1996 | -0.11% | -2.5 pp |
| 1995 | 2.35% | +1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.38% | -8.0 pp |
| 1993 | 9.42% | +7.5 pp |
| 1992 | 1.96% | -2.9 pp |
| 1991 | 4.84% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -3.0 pp |
| 1989 | 7.17% | +3.2 pp |
| 1988 | 3.97% | -3.9 pp |
| 1987 | 7.85% | +6.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.88% | +4.8 pp |
| 1985 | -2.94% | -1.4 pp |
| 1984 | -1.54% | -3.5 pp |
| 1983 | 1.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 2.07% | -0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 2.64% | +8.4 pp |
| 1980 | -5.71% | -4.7 pp |
| 1979 | -1.06% | -1.0 pp |
| 1978 | -0.05% | +2.5 pp |
| 1977 | -2.6% | +4.1 pp |
| 1976 | -6.69% | -6.4 pp |
| 1975 | -0.26% | +4.0 pp |
| 1974 | -4.23% | +1.3 pp |
| 1973 | -5.49% | -23.5 pp |
| 1972 | 18.01% | +15.6 pp |
| 1971 | 2.46% | -9.6 pp |
| 1970 | 12.06% | +6.5 pp |
| 1969 | 5.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 5.74% | +3.9 pp |
| 1967 | 1.81% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jamaica’s GDP growth in 1968?
5.74% (1968). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Jamaica’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1967 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -95.5% in total — about 5.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.08%; 2024: -0.54%; 2023: 2.75%; 2022: 6.44%; 2021: 5.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.