Central government expense in Jamaica
Central government expense in Jamaica was equal to 27.5% of GDP in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest since 2012.
Jamaica, 2020
27.5%
Change from 2019
+3.5percentage points
World, 2020
33.4%
Central government expense in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.5 percentage points from 24.0% in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 28.9%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 33.4%.