Jamaica - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Jamaica was -0.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 1.50 in 1994, while its lowest value was -20.37 in 2008.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1976 | -8.89 |
| 1977 | -0.39 |
| 1978 | -0.82 |
| 1979 | -4.39 |
| 1980 | -5.08 |
| 1981 | -10.30 |
| 1982 | -11.48 |
| 1983 | -9.26 |
| 1984 | -13.15 |
| 1985 | -12.89 |
| 1986 | -0.58 |
| 1987 | -3.80 |
| 1988 | 1.24 |
| 1989 | -6.41 |
| 1990 | -6.80 |
| 1991 | -5.85 |
| 1992 | 0.81 |
| 1993 | -3.38 |
| 1994 | 1.50 |
| 1995 | -1.50 |
| 1996 | -1.93 |
| 1997 | -3.95 |
| 1998 | -3.80 |
| 1999 | -2.43 |
| 2000 | -4.08 |
| 2001 | -8.25 |
| 2002 | -11.05 |
| 2003 | -8.20 |
| 2004 | -4.93 |
| 2005 | -9.53 |
| 2006 | -9.91 |
| 2007 | -15.92 |
| 2008 | -20.37 |
| 2009 | -9.30 |
| 2010 | -7.06 |
| 2011 | -14.28 |
| 2012 | -9.73 |
| 2013 | -9.51 |
| 2014 | -8.02 |
| 2015 | -3.03 |
| 2016 | -0.31 |
| 2017 | -2.68 |
| 2018 | -1.55 |
| 2019 | -2.30 |
| 2020 | -0.31 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
