Consumer price index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Consumer price index was 233.16 2010 = 100 in 2025. β Volatile
Consumer price index in Jamaica, 1960β2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 233.16 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Jamaica peaked at 233.16 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1131 2010 = 100, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 44th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1307 2010 = 100 | 0.1131 2010 = 100 | 0.1542 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3531 2010 = 100 | 0.1769 2010 = 100 | 0.7334 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.85 2010 = 100 | 0.9336 2010 = 100 | 3.05 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.11 2010 = 100 | 3.73 2010 = 100 | 31.47 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.39 2010 = 100 | 34.04 2010 = 100 | 88.8 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.94 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 162.49 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 203.63 2010 = 100 | 170.99 2010 = 100 | 233.16 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 45.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.47 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 2.02 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 45.9% (2025)
- Broad money 65.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 45.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 159.1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -11,053 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Jamaica?
- Consumer price index in Jamaica was 233.16 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 233.16 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1131 2010 = 100 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for consumer price index?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).