Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -27.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Jamaica, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Jamaica stood at -27.5%.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Jamaica peaked at -24.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -36.3%, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 85th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -24.7% | — |
| 2001 | -26.9% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | -30.0% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | -31.8% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | -30.3% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | -27.5% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | -28.6% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | -28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | -31.1% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | -36.3% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | -28.9% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | -28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | -27.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -25.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | -25.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | -24.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | -24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | -25.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -24.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | -24.0% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | -27.5% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.6% | -36.3% | -24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -25.8% | -28.9% | -24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -27.5% | -27.5% | -27.5% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Jamaica?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Jamaica was -27.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was -24.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.3% in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 85th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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