Jamaica — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Jamaica, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Jamaica was 4.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 77.30% in 1992. The lowest was 1.41% in 1962 (about 2.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.31% per year.
Jamaica ranks 61 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 33%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Jamaica sits above it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 95% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 8%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 11 of 33 economies; Dominican Republic (3.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 226% in 1973. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1961; grown tenfold by 1978.
World ranking. Slipped: 25th of 63 in 1960 → 4th of 92 in 1970 → 14th of 106 in 1980 → 26th of 131 in 1990 → 39th of 163 in 2000 → 7th of 186 in 2010 → 37th of 178 in 2020 → 52nd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4% | -1.4 pp |
| 2024 | 5.41% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 6.47% | -3.9 pp |
| 2022 | 10.35% | +4.5 pp |
| 2021 | 5.86% | +0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 5.23% | +1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 3.91% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.74% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 4.38% | +2.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.35% | -1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.69% | -4.6 pp |
| 2014 | 8.27% | -1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 9.34% | +2.5 pp |
| 2012 | 6.87% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 7.56% | -5.1 pp |
| 2010 | 12.61% | +3.0 pp |
| 2009 | 9.59% | -12.4 pp |
| 2008 | 22.02% | +12.8 pp |
| 2007 | 9.24% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 8.56% | -6.5 pp |
| 2005 | 15.05% | +1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 13.55% | +3.5 pp |
| 2003 | 10.09% | +3.0 pp |
| 2002 | 7.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 8.17% | +2.2 pp |
| 1999 | 5.95% | -2.7 pp |
| 1998 | 8.63% | -1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 9.66% | -16.7 pp |
| 1996 | 26.41% | +6.5 pp |
| 1995 | 19.91% | -15.2 pp |
| 1994 | 35.06% | +13.0 pp |
| 1993 | 22.07% | -55.2 pp |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +26.2 pp |
| 1991 | 51.07% | +29.1 pp |
| 1990 | 21.96% | +7.6 pp |
| 1989 | 14.33% | +6.1 pp |
| 1988 | 8.27% | +1.6 pp |
| 1987 | 6.65% | -8.5 pp |
| 1986 | 15.11% | -10.6 pp |
| 1985 | 25.67% | -2.1 pp |
| 1984 | 27.81% | +16.2 pp |
| 1983 | 11.58% | +5.0 pp |
| 1982 | 6.55% | -6.2 pp |
| 1981 | 12.74% | -14.6 pp |
| 1980 | 27.31% | -1.8 pp |
| 1979 | 29.08% | -5.8 pp |
| 1978 | 34.9% | +23.7 pp |
| 1977 | 11.19% | +1.4 pp |
| 1976 | 9.79% | -7.6 pp |
| 1975 | 17.38% | -9.8 pp |
| 1974 | 27.16% | +9.5 pp |
| 1973 | 17.68% | +12.3 pp |
| 1972 | 5.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 5.34% | -9.4 pp |
| 1970 | 14.73% | +8.4 pp |
| 1969 | 6.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 5.93% | +2.9 pp |
| 1967 | 3.02% | +1.1 pp |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 1965 | 2.63% | +0.6 pp |
| 1964 | 2.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 1.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 1.41% | -5.3 pp |
| 1961 | 6.7% | +3.4 pp |
| 1960 | 3.27% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jamaica’s Inflation in 1961?
6.7% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +22.3% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 4%; 2024: 5.41%; 2023: 6.47%; 2022: 10.35%; 2021: 5.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.