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Current account to GDP in Jamaica

Latest: 1.5%
Previous: 2.9%
Change: -1.46 (-49.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Current account to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Current account to GDP in Jamaica
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	-8.9%
Dec 31, 1977	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1978	-0.8%
Dec 31, 1979	-4.4%
Dec 31, 1980	-5.1%
Dec 31, 1981	-10.3%
Dec 31, 1982	-11.5%
Dec 31, 1983	-9.3%
Dec 31, 1984	-13.1%
Dec 31, 1985	-12.9%
Dec 31, 1986	-0.6%
Dec 31, 1987	-3.8%
Dec 31, 1988	1.2%
Dec 31, 1989	-6.4%
Dec 31, 1990	-6.8%
Dec 31, 1991	-5.8%
Dec 31, 1992	0.8%
Dec 31, 1993	-3.4%
Dec 31, 1994	1.5%
Dec 31, 1995	-1.5%
Dec 31, 1996	-1.9%
Dec 31, 1997	-4.0%
Dec 31, 1998	-3.8%
Dec 31, 1999	-2.4%
Dec 31, 2000	-4.1%
Dec 31, 2001	-8.3%
Dec 31, 2002	-11.1%
Dec 31, 2003	-8.2%
Dec 31, 2004	-4.9%
Dec 31, 2005	-9.5%
Dec 31, 2006	-9.9%
Dec 31, 2007	-15.9%
Dec 31, 2008	-20.4%
Dec 31, 2009	-9.3%
Dec 31, 2010	-7.1%
Dec 31, 2011	-14.3%
Dec 31, 2012	-9.7%
Dec 31, 2013	-9.5%
Dec 31, 2014	-8.0%
Dec 31, 2015	-2.9%
Dec 31, 2016	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2017	-2.5%
Dec 31, 2018	-1.4%
Dec 31, 2019	-1.8%
Dec 31, 2020	-1.0%
Dec 31, 2021	0.9%
Dec 31, 2022	-0.7%
Dec 31, 2023	2.7%
Dec 31, 2024	2.9%
Dec 31, 2025	1.5%

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