Jamaica — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1929–2031 · 95 observations
About this series
The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government deficit reading for Jamaica was −3.77% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 0.22% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −3.99 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −0.31% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2013–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -1.54 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -1.64 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -1.73 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.05 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -3.09 % of GDP |
14 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2026 | -4.89 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -3.77 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.22 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 0.04 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 0.26 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 0.84 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2.87 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.85 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 1.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 0.42 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.18 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.28 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.48 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 0.12 % of GDP |