Country comparison Jamaica vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
22,396K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€34,257M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$38,583M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€87,3902025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$99,0712025GDP per capita [+]
€8,722M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,567chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,941chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart1,978.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart2,138.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart2,318.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,190chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/19/2025Ba3A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BBA+03/06/2026S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202344chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202479ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.3%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q181Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
€2,830.52024NMW [+]
$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
144.200003/13/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
125.650003/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-2.00%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.0%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€6,429.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$7,265.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart18.77%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€9,513.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$10,750.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart27.77%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€-3,084.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$-3,485.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart-9.00%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023258chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart1.562024Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,839,786chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20243,624chart18,4852024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20244,922chart19,0572024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20263,634chart18602/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026157,666chart211,24602/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20261,279.67chart477.6002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Jamaica
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