Growth Leader
Guyana
+19.3%
Real GDP growth · 2025
Resource-led expansion remains the region’s clearest outlier.
Jamaica's real GDP expanded 0.1% in 2025, with inflation at 4.0% — the macro backdrop to today's lead story.
A quick read on the Caribbean’s macro pulse across 19 economies.
Updated Jul 29, 2026
+19.3%
Real GDP growth · 2025
Resource-led expansion remains the region’s clearest outlier.
28.6%
CPI inflation · 2025
Above the regional median as price pressures persist.
113.4%
Public debt / GDP · 2025f
High debt levels continue to constrain fiscal space.
US$8.6B
Net FDI inflows · 2024
Largest inflow after excluding offshore financial centres.
+3.7%
Fiscal balance / GDP · 2024
One of the few economies with a fiscal surplus.
Sources: IMF WEO, World Bank WDI, UNCTAD and national sources.
Regional real GDP indexed to 2018 — the resource boom in one line.