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JAMAICA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture Country Profile
and Fisheries 1990 2000 2010 2016
4 St. Lucia Avenue World view
Kingston 5 Population, total (millions) 2.42 2.66 2.82 2.88
Tel: (876) 968-7116 Population growth (annual %) 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.3
11.0
11.0
11.0
11.0
Fax: (876) 960-7422 Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 223.8 245.3 260.1 266.1
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Email: communications@miic.gov.jm Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) 28.4 18.7 17.6 ..
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) 4.6 2.6 .. ..
Ministry of Justice GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) 4.29 8.53 12.30 13.42
61 Constant Spring Road GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 1,770 3,210 4,370 4,660
Commerce Gate GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) 10.34 16.06 21.26 24.48
Kingston 10, Jamaica GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 4,260 6,050 7,550 8,500
People
Tel: (876) 906-4923 Income share held by lowest 20% 6.2 5.5 .. ..
Fax: (876) 906-1712 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 72 72 75 76
Email: customerservice@moj.gov.jm Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.0
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 107 87 68 59
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 55 69 73 .. ..
96
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
92
99
14 National Heroes Circle Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 31 22 18 16
Kingston 4 Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) 4.0 3.8 3.2 ..
Jamaica Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 74 88 89 95
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Tel: (876) 922-8000 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 103.6 96.7 .. .. .. ..
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
Fax: (876) 924-9639 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 70 86 93 82
Email: mlss_recmgmt@cwjamaica.com School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 .. ..
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.8 2.2 1.7 1.7
Ministry of Local Government and Environment
Community Development Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 3.4 3.4 3.4 .. 3.4
1.4
1.4
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
0.4
85 Hagley Park Road Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. 8.6 7.5 7.5
Kingston 10 Improved water source (% of population with access) 93 94 94 94
Jamaica Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) 80 81 82 82
1.3
1.1
0.8
0.8
Tel: (876) 618-1104 Urban population growth (annual %) 1,149 1,435 949 981
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Email: communications@mlge.gov.jm CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 3.11 3.88 2.59 2.59
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 866 2,274 1,213 1,056
Ministry of National Security Economy
North Towers GDP (current US$) (billions) 4.59 8.93 13.19 14.03
4.2
0.9
2 Oxford Road, GDP growth (annual %) 25.1 10.6 -1.5 1.4
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
9.8
3.8
Kingston 5, Jamaica Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 8 7 6 8
Tel: (876) 906-4908 Industry, value added (% of GDP) 37 26 21 23
Fax: (876) 906-1724 Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) 55 67 73 69
Email: information@mns.gov.jm Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 48 33 31 31
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 52 49 50 47
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27
20
Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 26 .. 29.6 31.3 31.8
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) .. -2.1 -5.8 -0.6
Tel: (876) 929-8990 States and markets
Fax: (876) 960-1623 Time required to start a business (days) .. 31 8 10
Email: info@mset.gov.jm Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) 45.8 46.5 51.1 49.5
26.6
22.0
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
26.8
23.1
0.8
0.9
0.5
Ministry of Tourism Military expenditure (% of GDP) 0.8 14.2 116.1 115.6
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
0.0
64 Knutsford Boulevard, Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 0.0 3.1 27.7 45.0
Kingston 5, Jamaica High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 0 0 1 0
Tel: (876) 920-4926 Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100) .. .. 74 78
Global links
Email: info@mot.gov.jm Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 67 52 50 42
Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) .. 100 95 90
Ministry of Transport and Mining External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) 4,791 4,828 14,193 14,122
The Towers, 25 Dominica Drive Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) 28.6 18.8 28.0 87.3
Kingston 5, Jamaica Net migration (thousands) -101 -85 -93 ..
229
Tel: (876) 754-1900 Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions) 138 878 2,026 2,433
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions)
420
186
790
Fax: (876) 754-2595 Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) 270.6 8.7 139.4 56.8
Email: hm@mtw.gov.jm Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.
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