What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Burundi and Jamaica?

25,670 current LCU per person, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Jamaica?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Jamaica: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Burundi

1.25 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Jamaica

1.27 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Burundi rank

44th

Jamaica rank

43rd

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

Burundi
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.27 million current LCU per person against 1.25 million current LCU per person in Burundi, a difference of 25,670 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4,204 current LCU per person	397.59 current LCU per person	3,806 current LCU per person	Burundi
1970s	9,340 current LCU per person	1,184 current LCU per person	8,156 current LCU per person	Burundi
1980s	24,397 current LCU per person	5,362 current LCU per person	19,034 current LCU per person	Burundi
1990s	46,896 current LCU per person	77,320 current LCU per person	30,425 current LCU per person	Jamaica
2000s	155,206 current LCU per person	255,828 current LCU per person	100,623 current LCU per person	Jamaica
2010s	397,405 current LCU per person	598,857 current LCU per person	201,453 current LCU per person	Jamaica
2020s	843,323 current LCU per person	1.04 million current LCU per person	201,435 current LCU per person	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Burundi or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 1.27 million current LCU per person against 1.25 million current LCU per person in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Burundi and Jamaica?: 25,670 current LCU per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Jamaica?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Jamaica rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?: Burundi ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.