Jamaica Inflation Rate 1970s

Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
17.27% decade average (1970-1979)

Jamaica's inflation rate during the 1970s ranged from 5.34% (1971) to 34.90% (1978), averaging 17.27% over 10 years of data.

1970s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1970 14.73% +8.42pp 89th
1971 5.34% −9.39pp 57th
1972 5.43% +0.09pp 38th
1973 17.68% +12.25pp 85th
1974 27.16% +9.48pp 85th
1975 17.38% −9.78pp 70th
1976 9.79% −7.58pp 52nd
1977 11.19% +1.40pp 52nd
1978 34.90% +23.71pp 97th
1979 29.08% −5.82pp 93rd