PredictonomyPredictonomy
Home
Countries
Indicators
Sectors
Sentiment
Studios
Briefings
Methodology
Sign in
PredictonomyPredictonomy

Live macro and micro economic signals, historical context and probabilistic forecasts — built to surface trends before they become consensus.

Research and information only. Not investment advice. Forecasts are probabilistic and uncertain.

Explore

  • Home
  • Countries
  • Indicators
  • Sectors
  • Sentiment
  • Studios
  • Briefings
  • Methodology
  • Global dashboard
  • Signals

Company

  • Pricing
  • Developers
  • Data status
  • About
  • Legal

Weekly newsletter

One email a week, every figure sourced from Predictonomy's own data. Learn more →

World/Briefs/Jamaica

Intelligence brief

Jamaica — intelligence brief

The whole picture in one grounded read: observed macro indicators, the derived macro-sentiment composite, the business-cycle regime, and a forward forecast. Derived reads interpret already-observed numbers; the forecast is labelled projections (not observations); an absent series is shown honestly, never fabricated.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Brief

What the data says

Observed macro, derived sentiment, the business-cycle regime, and forward projections — each traced to the live series it reads. Need it as JSON? GET /api/v1/brief/country/{iso3}.

Full briefledger 51018ed

Jamaica: macro conditions look balanced (pressure 45/100); the economy is in expansion; 1 turning-point signal flagged; 16 observed macro indicators held; real gdp growth is projected at -0.48 for 2026.

Macro sentiment

Macro pressure

Derived
Watch
45/ 100

Higher = more macro pressure. Reads as balanced (sentiment +0.10, −1 stressed … +1 supportive).

ⓘ How this score works
Confidence: 90%

Outlook 2026: balanced (projected sentiment +0.12) · a projection from baseline forecasts

Business-cycle regime

DerivedRegime inputsas of 2025-12-31

Expansion

growth 0.1%momentum +0.62confidence: high
Turning-point signals
  • Real GDP growth turned up (was falling, now rising).

Latest observations

Observed1 indicator omitted (not covered)

as of 2026-01-01

Current account balance to GDPObserved
-5.1%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2024-01-01

Electric power consumption per capitaObserved
1.2k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Net energy importsObserved
112.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Energy use per capitaObserved
837

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross domestic product, current US dollarsObserved
$22.7bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

GDP per capita, current US dollarsObserved
$8k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Real GDP growthObserved
0.1%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2026-01-01

General government debt to GDPObserved
64.3%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2025-01-01

Consumer price inflationObserved
4.0%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total populationObserved
2.8m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Productivity growthObserved
-0.4%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2021-01-01

Renewable energy shareObserved
10.5%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (excluding gold)Observed
$6.3bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Reserves in months of importsObserved
7

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (including gold)Observed
$6.3bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Unemployment rateObserved
3.3%

World Bank Indicators API

Forward forecast

Derivedprojections, not observations

Headline reliability: below naive track record (-8% skill vs naive; realized ±0.4789 over 1) · a track record, not a guarantee

Forecast heldDerivedledger 51018ed
Real GDP growth — 2026 baseline projection
-0.48

Jamaica: forward projections across 12 macro indicators, horizons 2026, 2028, 2030, 2035. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Latest observed-5.1(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.135.39-1.121.44 – 2.83
20283.49.04-2.242.09 – 4.72
20304.6711.96-2.612.81 – 6.53
20357.8518.14-2.454.49 – 11.2

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Latest observed22.7bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202623.6bn26.8bn20.9bn22.9bn – 24.4bn
202825.9bn31.4bn21.2bn24bn – 27.9bn
203028.2bn35.3bn22.1bn25bn – 31.4bn
203534bn44bn25.3bn27bn – 41.1bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Latest observed0.08(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026-0.4812-10-2.75 – 1.79
2028-1.7112-10-5.69 – 2.28
2030-2.9412-10-8.21 – 2.34
2035-6.0112-10-10 – 2.09

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Latest observed8k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20268.3k9.4k7.3k8.1k – 8.6k
20289.1k11.1k7.4k8.5k – 9.8k
20309.9k12.5k7.8k8.8k – 11.1k
203512k15.5k8.9k9.5k – 14.4k

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Latest observed64.3(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202661.3277.4942.6557.85 – 64.79
202851.9579.9719.6245.14 – 58.75
203042.5878.760.8433.61 – 51.55
203519.1670.3208.23 – 30.1

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Latest observed4(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20263.69.23-2.422.3 – 4.91
20281.6311.37-5-0.6 – 3.87
2030-0.3412.24-5-3.2 – 2.53
2035-512.78-5-5 – -0.26

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Latest observed2.8m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.8m3m2.7m2.7m – 2.9m
20282.8m3m2.7m2.6m – 3m
20302.8m3m2.7m2.5m – 3.2m
20352.8m3m2.7m2.2m – 3.4m

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Productivity growth

Latest observed-0.39(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026-0.576.69-6.01-1.49 – 0.35
2028-0.8611.71-10-2.47 – 0.76
2030-1.1415-10-3.26 – 0.98
2035-1.8615-10-5.03 – 1.3

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 7y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Latest observed6.3bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20266.7bn7.5bn6bn6.5bn – 6.9bn
20287.8bn9.1bn6.4bn7.2bn – 8.3bn
20308.8bn10.5bn7.1bn7.8bn – 9.8bn
203511.4bn13.8bn9bn9bn – 13.8bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Latest observed7.1(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20266.758.914.596.31 – 7.18
20286.3210.062.585.44 – 7.19
20306.1110.941.284.88 – 7.34
20355.9412.7703.94 – 7.94

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Latest observed6.3bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20266.7bn7.5bn6bn6.5bn – 6.9bn
20287.8bn9.1bn6.4bn7.2bn – 8.3bn
20308.8bn10.5bn7.1bn7.8bn – 9.8bn
203511.4bn13.8bn9bn9bn – 13.8bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Latest observed3.29(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.623.871.372.39 – 2.86
20281.293.4600.9 – 1.69
203002.800 – 0.51
203503.9600 – 0.77

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-10-31 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/brief/country/JAM · API docs