Country comparison Jamaica vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
19,570K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
€6,655,766M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,567chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,941chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,190chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/18/2023B1Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BBAA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+AAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202344chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202479ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.3%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%chart3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q181Kchart6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$1,257.02026NMW [+]
€1,070.02026NMW [+]
$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.186202/13/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
4.06%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13002/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.99%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
3.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232chart2,722,117January 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62chart49.04January 2026Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.0%chart25.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.4%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023258chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,839,786chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,301chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,482chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20263,634chart1,233,84101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026157,664chart103,436,82901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,279.67chart3,627.8601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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