By The Numbers
Jamaica is the leading business destination in the Caribbean. Global investors' interest is high arising from the improved economic landscape of the island. The government and the people of Jamaica continue to exert great effort to position the country as the premier business destination.
Choose Jamaica, the numbers don't lie!
The Economy
JMD$159.83 average exchange rate to USD$1 — 2025
5.75% Bank of Jamaica Policy Interest Rates — December 2025
4.5% Inflation — 2025
US$1B Stock Market Capitalisation — 2025
US$22.01B GDP — 2024, The World Bank
US$7,753.8 GDP per capita — 2024
25.3% Goods production as a % of GDP — 2024
79.5% Services as a % of GDP — 2024
Export & Investment
US$14.1B Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock — 2024
US$305.1M FDI inflows — 2024
US$1,867.6M Total Exports — 2024
3.7M Visitor Arrivals — 2025
US$4,091.3M Visitor Expenditure — 2025
Population, Workforce & Education
2.7M Population — 2025
1.4M Labour force — 2025
J$16,000 Weekly Minimum Wage — 2025
87K Enrolment in tertiary institutions — 2024
International Benchmarking
71/190 World Bank Ease of Doing Business — 2023
80/141 Global Competitiveness Index — 2019
97/160 Logistics Performance Index (Score 2.5/5) — 2024
79/133 Global Innovation Index — 2023
76.9/100 Global ICT Development Index — 2024
88/206 Country Brand Ranking — Trade (13th in the Americas) — 2025
53/203 Country Brand Ranking — Tourism (11th in the Americas) — 2025
55.9/100 Country Risk Indicator — 2023
65.8/100 Operational Risk — 2023
We Among the Region's Giants
Starting a Business — Jamaica ranks 6 of 190 (LAC regional average: 99)
Getting Credit — Jamaica ranks 12 of 190 (LAC regional average: 101)
Resolving Insolvency — Jamaica ranks 35 of 190 (LAC regional average: 105)
Protecting Minority Investors — Jamaica ranks 14 of 190 (LAC regional average: 97)
Dealing with Construction Permits — Jamaica ranks 72 of 190 (LAC regional average: 115)