Jamaica vs South Africa: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.2% against -0.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.8 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Africa ahead.
Jamaica ranks 176th and South Africa ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.6% | -1.0% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -0.3% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -0.8% | 1.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Jamaica or South Africa?
- Jamaica, at 0.2% against -0.0% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Jamaica ranks 176th and South Africa ranks 179th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.