Jamaica — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1929–2030 · 94 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 0.01% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 0.22% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.21 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 0.07% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2012–2030

PeriodValue
2030-0.71 % of GDP
2029-0.56 % of GDP
2028-0.6 % of GDP
2027-0.75 % of GDP
2026-0.87 % of GDP
14 earlier values, back to 2012
20250.01 % of GDP
20240.22 % of GDP
20230.04 % of GDP
20220.26 % of GDP
20210.84 % of GDP
2020-2.87 % of GDP
20190.85 % of GDP
20181.1 % of GDP
20170.43 % of GDP
2016-0.18 % of GDP
2015-0.28 % of GDP
2014-0.48 % of GDP
20130.12 % of GDP
2012-3.97 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.