Price level index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Price level index was 61.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 61.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure for price level index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Jamaica peaked at 73.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 1992.
Jamaica ranks 77th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.19 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 44.85 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 40.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 44.44 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 44.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 48.44 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 56.31 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 63.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 65.56 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 63.63 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 60.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 58.7 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 58.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 55.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 60.54 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 60.31 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 60.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 68.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 61.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 69.16 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 73.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 69.38 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 65.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 63.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 60.08 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 55.52 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 55.74 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 59.8 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 59.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.38 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 61.46 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 62.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 61.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.35 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 40.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 65.56 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 53.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 68.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 55.52 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 73.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 59.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 62.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 74 Lithuania 62.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 75 Republic of Korea 61.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 76 Grenada 61.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 78 Kiribati 61.66 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 79 Macau, China 61.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 80 Kuwait 59.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 111,319 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 397.73 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 5.81 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Jamaica?
- Price level index in Jamaica was 61.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2011.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for price level index?
- Jamaica ranks 77th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.