Jamaica - General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Jamaica was $1,876,023,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,410,158,000 in 2012 and $50,070,980 in 1960.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $50,070,980
1961 $54,622,850
1962 $61,450,790
1963 $67,140,700
1964 $72,830,600
1965 $79,658,410
1966 $87,638,250
1967 $101,077,000
1968 $102,484,100
1969 $123,124,900
1970 $164,766,600
1971 $191,042,300
1972 $256,807,800
1973 $310,505,300
1974 $424,705,800
1975 $524,804,700
1976 $618,303,800
1977 $673,633,300
1978 $530,602,100
1979 $467,475,100
1980 $542,382,400
1981 $614,685,100
1982 $723,026,800
1983 $727,771,500
1984 $390,965,800
1985 $312,740,600
1986 $392,584,600
1987 $455,173,400
1988 $549,812,400
1989 $569,247,600
1990 $598,649,800
1991 $476,382,300
1993 $571,976,000
1994 $507,738,900
1995 $657,701,200
1996 $881,340,300
1997 $1,132,172,000
1998 $1,289,740,000
1999 $1,205,373,000
2000 $1,256,906,000
2001 $1,310,888,000
2002 $1,431,431,000
2003 $1,340,592,000
2004 $1,311,073,000
2005 $1,597,895,000
2006 $1,657,081,000
2007 $1,905,547,000
2008 $2,221,749,000
2009 $2,004,560,000
2010 $2,131,162,000
2011 $2,282,955,000
2012 $2,410,158,000
2013 $2,211,002,000
2014 $2,017,929,000
2015 $1,960,344,000
2016 $1,948,263,000
2017 $1,981,854,000
2018 $2,113,896,000
2019 $2,150,157,000
2020 $1,876,023,000

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts