Jamaica

Jamaica is an upper-middle-income Caribbean economy dependent on tourism, remittances, and bauxite mining, with a global cultural influence far outsized for its population.

Tourism and remittances are economic mainstays, and while the country has tamed its once-heavy debt, it grapples with slow growth and high crime.

Key Sectors

Key sectors include tourism (a major draw), remittances from the large Jamaican diaspora, bauxite and alumina mining, and agriculture (sugar and coffee, including the prized Blue Mountain variety).