Jamaica vs Jordan: GDP per capita

Jamaica
9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Jordan
9,289 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Jamaica rank
128th
Jordan rank
129th

GDP per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k195319882023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices against 9,289 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jordan, a difference of 166 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 128th and Jordan ranks 129th of 184 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Jordan Difference Ahead
1950s 5,350 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,449 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,901 international-$ in 2021 prices Jamaica
1960s 6,742 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,057 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,685 international-$ in 2021 prices Jamaica
1970s 7,792 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,474 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,318 international-$ in 2021 prices Jamaica
1980s 5,297 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,396 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,099 international-$ in 2021 prices Jordan
1990s 6,321 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,976 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,345 international-$ in 2021 prices Jamaica
2000s 7,527 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,364 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,164 international-$ in 2021 prices Jamaica
2010s 9,127 international-$ in 2021 prices 11,331 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,203 international-$ in 2021 prices Jordan
2020s 9,232 international-$ in 2021 prices 9,706 international-$ in 2021 prices 473.64 international-$ in 2021 prices Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Jamaica or Jordan?
Jamaica, at 9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices against 9,289 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Jamaica and Jordan?
166 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jordan?
70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Jordan rank globally for gdp per capita?
Jamaica ranks 128th and Jordan ranks 129th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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