The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Jamaica expanded 0.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 over the previous quarter. source: Statistical Institute of Jamaica

GDP Growth Rate in Jamaica averaged 0.06 percent from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 8.30 percent in the third quarter of 2020 and a record low of -15.70 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Jamaica GDP Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Jamaica GDP Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2021.

GDP Growth Rate in Jamaica is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate GDP Growth Rate in Jamaica to stand at 0.70 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Jamaica GDP Growth Rate is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2022 and -0.30 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Jamaica GDP Growth Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.90 8.30 8.30 -15.70 1997 - 2020 percent Quarterly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-07-02 02:30 PM Q1 -1.7% -0.5% -0.9%
2020-10-06 03:30 PM Q2 -15.7% -1.9% -17%
2020-12-31 08:00 PM Q3 8.3% -15.7% 11%
2021-03-31 11:00 PM Q4 0.9% 8.3% 4.7%
2021-07-02 02:30 PM Q1
2021-10-06 03:30 PM Q2
2021-12-28 06:00 PM Q3
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Jamaica GDP Growth Rate
Jamaica, is a small island nation situated in a strategic position near the Panama Canal, and one of the slowest growing economy in the Caribbean. Services, with tourism employing 10 percent of the population, is the most important sector of the economy and accounts for around 60 percent of GDP.