JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean
Jamaica: 124th largest economy, 122nd in military spending
Population2.8M#137 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$22.7B#124 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$8k#94 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#147 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$263M#122 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 16 events in or near Jamaica, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Caymanas Park, Saint Catherine, Jamaica · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Black River, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Saint Catherine, Saint Catherine, Jamaica · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
What Jamaica's officials said lately
Newest first. 2 more by others are about Jamaica. The whole record →
- Representative of Jamaica · Representative, Jamaica · 27 Oct
“Nevertheless, silence ought not to be confused with the loss of statehood.”
A statement shows what was said, not that it is true.
2.8M people, 59% in cities
- Population2.8M2025
- Population growth-0.1%2025
- Urban population59.4%2025
- Land area10.8k km²2023
A $22.7B economy, $8k per person
- GDP$22.7B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$37.7B2025
- GDP per person$8k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$13.3k2025
- GDP growth0.1%2025
Fuels are 29% of goods exports
- Fuels, share of goods exports28.8%2023
- Food, share of goods exports30.4%2023
- Ores and metals, share of goods exports37.6%2023
- Manufactures, share of goods exports3.0%2023
- Fuels, share of goods imports26.9%2023
Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption35 TWh2023
- Energy use per person12.3 MWh2023
- Electricity generation4.9 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels87.4%2024
Spends $263M on its military, 1.3% of GDP
- Military spending$263M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP1.3%2024
- Armed forces personnel6k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$10M2024
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.