Do Business Jamaica

By the Numbers

BY THE NUMBERS

Choose Jamaica, the numbers don’t lie!

Jamaica in Numbers

Jamaica is the leading business destination in the Caribbean. Global investors’ interest is high arising from the improved economic landscape of the island. The government and the people of Jamaica continue to exert great effort to positing the country as the premier business destination.

The Economy

• Average Exchange Rate yesno
JMD$156.62

JMD$ 156.62 to US$1
(Dec. 2021)
Central Bank yesno
4.0%

Bank of Jamaica Policy Interest Rates (February 2022)
Inflation
9.1%

Inflation
(2021)
• Stock Market Capitalisation
US$15.5B

Stock Market Capitalisation
(2020)
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US$13.8B

GDP
(2020, The World Bank)
GDP per capita
US$4664.53

GDP per capita
(2020)
• Goods production
26.8%

Goods production as a % of GDP
(2020)
Services as
78.8%

Services as a % of GDP
(2020)

Trade & Investment

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US$17.5B

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock
(2020)
FDI inflows
US$325M

FDI inflows
(2020)
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US$1.2B

Export of Goods
(2020)
Exports as a %
8.4%

Exports as a % of GDP
(2020)
Visitor Arrivals
1.3M

Visitor Arrivals
(2020)
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US$1.4B

Visitor Expenditure
(2020)

Population, Workforce and Education

Population
2.7M

Population
(2020)
Labour force
1.3M

Labour force
(2020)
Minimum wage 
JMD$9000

Weekly Minimum wage
(2022)
Enrolment in tertiary institutions
38.7K

Enrolment in tertiary institutions
(2020)

International Benchmarking

World Bank Ease of Doing Business
64/189

World Bank Ease of Doing Business
(2020)
Global Competitiveness Index (
80/141

Global Competitiveness Index
(2019)
Logistics Performance Index
113/160

Logistics Performance Index
(2018)
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72/131

Global Innovation Index
(2020)
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98/176

Global ICT Development Index
(2017)
Services as
45/55

A.T. Kearney Global Services Location Index
(2017)

We Among the Region’s Giants

Jamaica outperforms the Caribbean and Latin America region in the following Doing Business Index indicators:

Starting a Business

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6

Jamaica Rank
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115

Latin America and the Caribbean Rank
(Regional Average)

Getting Credit

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12

Jamaica Rank
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94

Latin America and the Caribbean Rank
(Regional Average)

Resolving Insolvency

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33

Jamaica Rank
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109

Latin America and the Caribbean Rank
(Regional Average)

Protecting Investors

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63

Jamaica Rank
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116

Latin America and the Caribbean Rank
(Regional Average)

Dealing with Construction Permits

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76

Jamaica Rank
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115

Latin America and the Caribbean Rank
(Regional Average)
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