Jamaica — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1929–2020 · 84 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Jamaica, the central government expenditure reading was 27.5% of GDP in 2020, compared with 24% of GDP in 2019. The period change was +3.49 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 25.7% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2004–2020
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 27.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 24.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 24.8 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2004
| 2015 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 27.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 28.2 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 28.9 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 36.3 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 27.5 % of GDP |
| 2004 | 30.3 % of GDP |