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Jamaica - Inflation Rate 2024

Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
5.41% −1.06pp from 2023 Global rank: 147th

Jamaica's inflation rate was 5.41% in 2024, decreased +1.06pp from 6.47% in 2023. This was the 147th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2024
Inflation Rate by Country - 2024
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Iraq -12.30% -378.5%
2nd Afghanistan -6.60% 14.4%
3rd Barbados -0.44% -113.8%
4th Sri Lanka -0.43% -102.5%
5th Costa Rica -0.41% -178.6%
6th Brunei Darussalam -0.39% -208.9%
7th St. Lucia -0.11% -102.5%
8th China 0.22% -4.3%
9th Armenia 0.27% -86.6%
10th Seychelles 0.31% 132.8%
11th Bahamas, The 0.41% -86.6%
12th Trinidad and Tobago 0.53% -88.6%
13th Oman 0.59% -37.6%
14th Papua New Guinea 0.60% -73.8%
15th Panama 0.69% -53.3%
16th Lithuania 0.72% -91.8%
17th Macao SAR, China 0.74% -21.4%
18th Senegal 0.80% -86.5%
19th Cambodia 0.81% -62.1%
20th El Salvador 0.85% -78.9%
21st Bahrain 0.92% 1,126.2%
22nd Italy 0.98% -83.4%
23rd Morocco 0.99% -83.9%
24th St. Kitts and Nevis 1.04% -71.2%
25th Cabo Verde 1.05% -71.8%
26th Liechtenstein 1.06% -50.4%
27th Switzerland 1.06% -50.2%
28th Grenada 1.09% -60.0%
29th Georgia 1.11% -55.4%
30th Benin 1.16% -57.5%
31st Tuvalu 1.17% -83.8%
32nd Gabon 1.17% -67.7%
33rd Vanuatu 1.20% -89.3%
34th San Marino 1.24% -79.1%
35th Latvia 1.27% -86.0%
36th Qatar 1.27% -58.9%
37th Thailand 1.37% 11.1%
38th Denmark 1.37% -59.1%
39th Maldives 1.40% -46.3%
40th Central African Republic 1.48% -50.4%
41st Ecuador 1.55% -30.2%
42nd Jordan 1.56% -25.3%
43rd Finland 1.57% -63.9%
44th Kosovo 1.62% -67.2%
45th Malta 1.65% -70.3%
46th United Arab Emirates 1.66% 2.2%
47th Saudi Arabia 1.69% -27.5%
48th Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.69% -72.3%
49th Aruba 1.71% -49.1%
50th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.73% -17.5%
51st Rwanda 1.77% -87.4%
52nd Cyprus 1.80% -54.1%
53rd Malaysia 1.83% -26.3%
54th Slovenia 1.97% -73.6%
55th France 2.00% -64.7%
56th Peru 2.01% -68.0%
57th Puerto Rico (US) 2.02% -42.0%
58th Luxembourg 2.05% -29.9%
59th Timor-Leste 2.06% -75.5%
60th Djibouti 2.08% 43.5%
61st Ireland 2.11% -59.4%
62nd Libya 2.13% -10.4%
63rd Samoa 2.17% -81.9%
64th Indonesia 2.18% -41.2%
65th Azerbaijan 2.21% -74.8%
66th Albania 2.22% -53.5%
67th Palau 2.23% -82.0%
68th Germany 2.26% -62.6%
69th Korea 2.32% -35.5%
70th Canada 2.38% -38.7%
71st Singapore 2.39% -50.6%
72nd Portugal 2.42% -54.1%
73rd Czechia 2.44% -77.2%
74th European Union 2.44% -61.3%
75th Bulgaria 2.45% -71.5%
76th Kiribati 2.46% -73.5%
77th Mauritania 2.49% -49.7%
78th Dominica 2.57% -38.9%
79th Japan 2.74% -16.2%
80th Greece 2.74% -34.0%
81st Slovak Republic 2.76% -74.8%
82nd Bhutan 2.76% -39.1%
83rd Spain 2.77% -18.4%
84th Botswana 2.82% -45.1%
85th Sweden 2.84% -52.0%
86th Togo 2.86% -46.0%
87th Guatemala 2.87% -53.8%
88th Kuwait 2.90% -20.4%
89th Guyana 2.90% -35.8%
90th Equatorial Guinea 2.92% 21.6%
91st New Zealand 2.92% -49.0%
92nd Austria 2.94% -61.9%
93rd United States 2.95% -28.5%
94th Croatia 2.97% -64.6%
95th Tanzania 3.06% -19.5%
96th Andorra 3.07% -45.2%
97th Israel 3.07% -26.9%
98th Congo, Republic of 3.09% -28.3%
99th Belgium 3.14% 37.0%
100th Norway 3.15% -43.0%
101st Australia 3.16% -43.5%
102nd Tonga 3.18% -74.6%
103rd Mali 3.21% 55.7%
104th Philippines 3.21% -46.3%
105th United Kingdom 3.27% -55.2%
106th Belize 3.29% -25.2%
107th Dominican Republic 3.30% -31.0%
108th Uganda 3.32% -37.9%
109th Montenegro 3.34% -61.1%
110th Netherlands 3.35% -18.7%
111th Côte d'Ivoire 3.45% -22.2%
112th North Macedonia 3.49% -62.7%
113th Tajikistan 3.51% -4.0%
114th Estonia 3.52% -61.4%
115th Mauritius 3.60% -48.8%
116th Viet Nam 3.62% 11.3%
117th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.63% -20.5%
118th Hungary 3.70% -78.4%
119th Guinea-Bissau 3.77% -47.4%
120th Poland 3.78% -67.0%
121st Paraguay 3.84% -17.2%
122nd Eswatini 4.03% -18.5%
123rd Algeria 4.05% -56.6%
124th Mozambique 4.08% -41.7%
125th Burkina Faso 4.19% 344.9%
126th Namibia 4.24% -27.9%
127th Chile 4.30% -43.3%
128th Solomon Islands 4.32% -15.1%
129th South Africa 4.36% -26.1%
130th Brazil 4.37% -4.9%
131st Kenya 4.49% -41.5%
132nd Fiji 4.51% 92.5%
133rd Cameroon 4.53% -38.6%
134th Turkmenistan 4.58% 388.4%
135th Honduras 4.61% -30.9%
136th Nicaragua 4.62% -45.2%
137th Serbia 4.67% -62.2%
138th Moldova 4.68% -65.2%
139th Nepal 4.69% -39.4%
140th Mexico 4.72% -14.5%
141st Uruguay 4.85% -17.3%
142nd India 4.95% -7.6%
143rd Kyrgyz Republic 5.02% -53.5%
144th Comoros 5.05% -40.4%
145th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.10% 97.9%
146th Marshall Islands 5.20% -30.1%
147th Jamaica 5.41% -16.4%
148th Micronesia, Federated States of 5.44% -12.4%
149th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 5.53% -10.4%
150th Romania 5.72% -45.0%
151st Belarus 5.79% 15.3%
152nd Iceland 5.86% -33.0%
153rd Lesotho 6.11% -6.2%
154th Antigua and Barbuda 6.20% 22.3%
155th Mongolia 6.21% -40.1%
156th Ukraine 6.50% -49.4%
157th Colombia 6.61% -43.7%
158th Tunisia 7.21% -22.7%
159th Madagascar 7.64% -22.5%
160th Guinea 8.12% 49.5%
161st Liberia 8.21% -18.6%
162nd Russian Federation 8.43% 44.0%
163rd Kazakhstan 8.84% -39.1%
164th Chad 8.90% 286.9%
165th Niger 9.07% 145.4%
166th Nauru 9.27% 93.9%
167th Uzbekistan 9.63% -3.3%
168th Bangladesh 10.47% 16.1%
169th Gambia, The 11.56% -31.9%
170th Pakistan 12.63% -56.7%
171st São Tomé and Principe 14.35% -32.3%
172nd Zambia 14.99% 37.7%
173rd Suriname 16.23% -68.5%
174th Congo, Democratic Republic of 17.65% -11.3%
175th Burundi 20.21% -25.4%
176th Ghana 22.85% -41.7%
177th Lao PDR 23.13% -25.9%
178th Myanmar 26.50% 4.0%
179th Haiti 26.95% -38.9%
180th Angola 28.24% 107.1%
181st Egypt, Arab Republic of 28.27% 15.9%
182nd Sierra Leone 28.63% -40.0%
183rd Malawi 32.18% 11.7%
184th Iran, Islamic Republic of 32.46% -20.2%
185th Nigeria 33.24% 34.8%
186th Yemen, Republic of 33.92% 3,853.1%
187th Lebanon 45.24% -79.6%
188th West Bank and Gaza 53.67% 814.0%
189th Türkiye 58.51% 8.6%
190th South Sudan 91.44% 130.5%
191st Sudan 185.68% 140.4%
192nd Argentina 219.88% 64.7%
193rd Zimbabwe 736.11% 10.3%

FAQ

What was Jamaica's inflation rate in 2024?

Jamaica's inflation rate in 2024 was 5.41%. This ranked 147th globally.

How did Jamaica's inflation rate change in 2024?

Jamaica's inflation rate decreased by 16.4% in 2024 compared to 2023.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 2024?

Zimbabwe had the highest inflation rate in 2024 at 736.11%.

What is the inflation rate of Jamaica in 2024?

The inflation rate of Jamaica in 2024 was 5.41%. This ranked 147th globally.

How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Jamaica's inflation rate?

Jamaica's inflation rate went from 6.47% in 2023 to 5.41% in 2024, a 16.4% decrease.