Jamaica — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1929–2020 · 84 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government deficit reading for Jamaica was −2.83% of GDP in 2020. The previous reading was 1.55% of GDP in 2019; the period change was −4.38 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −1.12% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2004–2020
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | -2.83 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 1.55 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 1.12 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 0.43 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.19 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2004
| 2015 | -0.28 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.47 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 0.12 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.15 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -6.53 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -6.31 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -11.4 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -7.55 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -4.76 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -4.67 % of GDP |
| 2005 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2004 | -4.43 % of GDP |