Botswana vs Jamaica: GNI (current US$), per capita
Botswana
7,500 current US$ per person
in 2025
Jamaica
7,880 current US$ per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
110th
Jamaica rank
108th
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 7,880 current US$ per person against 7,500 current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 380 current US$ per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Botswana ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 108th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.66 current US$ per person | 512.7 current US$ per person | 420.04 current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 463.16 current US$ per person | 1,123 current US$ per person | 660.32 current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1,305 current US$ per person | 1,267 current US$ per person | 37.9 current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3,026 current US$ per person | 2,392 current US$ per person | 633.52 current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4,287 current US$ per person | 3,863 current US$ per person | 424.26 current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6,510 current US$ per person | 5,218 current US$ per person | 1,292 current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 7,417 current US$ per person | 6,676 current US$ per person | 741.41 current US$ per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 7,880 current US$ per person against 7,500 current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 380 current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 108th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.