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Jamaica - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 27.47

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

27.47 (2020)

Global rank

##74 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1988

1.12×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#29#742017 overtook Ireland2018 overtook Saudi Arabia
JamaicaBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Jamaica climbed from #29 to #74 (overtook Ireland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Jamaica ↓

Key Events — Jamaica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2010
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2017
Overtook Ireland in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Saudi Arabia in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1988-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1988199820082018202018.6924.5730.4536.33

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