Country comparison Jamaica vs United Kingdom

Subscribe to our free email alert service
 
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,865K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€3,545,339M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$3,999,625M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€51,9352025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$58,5902025GDP per capita [+]
€878,215M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,567chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,941chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart304,812,258,156.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,190chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/19/2025Ba3Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BBAA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202344chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202479ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%chart4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q181Kchart1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$2,608.12025NMW [+]
€2,512.12025NMW [+]
$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.866903/06/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
0.750803/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.64%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
17803/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
4.19%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.0%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88chart639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.0%chart34.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023258chart2802023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,839,786chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart5,8672021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20243,624chart274,5942024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20244,922chart267,9802024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20263,634chart232,11202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026157,664chart25,110,92302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,279.67chart3,400.1602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
Jamaica
United Kingdom