Jamaica
- Region
- Americas · Caribbean
- Capital
- Kingston
- Population
- 2,837,077 (2025)
- Government
- parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
- Official languages
- English, Jamaican Patois
- Spoken languages
- English, Jamaican patois
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 10,991 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- CARICOM, IMF, WCO, WTO
Political stability
74 / 100
Economic stability
51 / 100
Population stability
36 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- aluminum oxide, refined petroleum, natural gas, liquor, processed fruits and nuts (2023)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, natural gas, cars, crude petroleum, plastic products (2023)
- Natural resources
- bauxite, alumina, gypsum, limestone
- Critical minerals
- Significant bauxite and alumina producer.
- Luxury goods
- Blue Mountain coffee, aged rum
- Primary route
- U.S. Gulf and East Coast services, with Caribbean transshipment hubs (Kingston, Caucedo, Freeport)
- Secondary route
- Panama Canal connections to Asia-Pacific markets
The xin.bz view
- Jamaica shows the region’s water-inventory stress directly: by late August 2026, Hermitage Dam had fallen to 31.4% of capacity and Mona Reservoir to 48.4%.
xin.bz coverage
El Niño's Caribbean Chain Reaction: How Water Stress Could Become a Food, Freight and Stability Shock
El Niño connects Caribbean water stress, falling U.S. rice stocks, a weak Indian monsoon, and Panama Canal limits into one food, freight, and stability risk through mid-2027.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.