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Jamaica · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Jamaica

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Kingston Upper middle income Nation age 64 years (since 1962) i JAM · JM
NationsTree Index 2025 i41.3123rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.5 msee ranking Military strength i20percentile
Population i2.8 m140th of 217 Area i10,991 km²163rd of 216 GDP i$22.70 bn126th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$37.71 bn intl.142nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$13,291 intl.128th of 199 Life expectancy i71.6 years142nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i52
Strength · trunk i28
Quality of life · crown i44
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i46
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i28
CSV

In short

Jamaica is 123rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 41.3 out of 100; its tree is 3.5 m tall.

It has 2.8 million people and an economy of $37.71 bn at purchasing power parity, 142nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Unemployment (50th of 187) and Internet users (55th of 186).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (142nd of 145), GDP growth (194th of 210) and Central government debt (47th of 55).

Over five years it fell from 97th to 123rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 10,991 163rd/216
Land area ikm² 10,830 160th/216
Population ipeople 2.8 m 140th/217
Population growth i% -0.07% 177th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 262.2 50th/216
Urban population i% 59.4% 129th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 18.3% 137th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 8.6% 111th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $22.70 bn 126th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $37.71 bn 142nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $32.22 bn 142nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $8,003 113th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $13,291 128th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7,790 104th/201
GDP growth i% 0.1% 194th/210
Inflation i% 4.0% 123rd/180
Unemployment i% 3.3% 50th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 97.9% 47th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 66.0% 129th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.5% 92nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 8.7% 79th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.3% 154th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 7.7% 127th/192
Services i% of GDP 59.8% 85th/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 23.9% 34th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 3.9% 156th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 29.5% 50th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 42.4% 10th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.6% 126th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.5% 63rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.2% 133rd/196

Natural resources

56
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.5% 133rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.29% 63rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.16% 100th/209
Arable land i% of land area 11.5% 89th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,812 72nd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.3 m 85th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.06 bn2011
Tourism receipts i% of exports 48.1%2011

Society & health

45
Life expectancy iyears 71.6 142nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 17.8 116th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.46 127th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.7 97th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 77.4% 76th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 84.5% 122nd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 52.8%2017
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 11.7% 119th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.6% 71st/193
Adult literacy i% 79.9%1999
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 26.2%2015
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.720 117th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.9 86th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.4% 55th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 97.7% 143rd/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 73.6% 61st/144
Internet users i% of population 90.1% 55th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 118 98th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 16.0 98th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 180,9512018

Environment & energy

46
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.84 108th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 10.5% 144th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 21.7 125th/200
Forest area i% of land area 56.5% 42nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 837 101st/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 56.2 91st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 46.2 95th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 58.1 99th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 75.1 77th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 55.8 92nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 68.6 64th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 49.4 142nd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $286.6 m 116th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.4% 95th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.1% 107th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 6,000 145th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.41% 126th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 10.0 m 109th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.06%2002
Patent applications by residents iapplications 3 118th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 161 131st/197

Compare Jamaica with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Jamaica — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/jamaica. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Jamaica — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/jamaica. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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