Jamaica economic performance assessment

The report draws on a variety of international data sources and uses international benchmarking against reference group averages, comparator countries, and statistical norms to identify major constraints, trends, and opportunities for strengthening growth and reducing poverty. For Jamaica, the reference groups include all lower-middle income (LMI) countries and a subset of LMI countries from the Latin American and Caribbean region. Comparator countries, which represent similar endowments, are normally selected with the concurrence of the USAID mission from countries in the same income group or region, or both. This study uses neighboring Belize and the island nation of the Dominican Republic as country comparators for Jamaica. (Author abstract)