El Salvador vs Jamaica: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
El Salvador
12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Jamaica
11,358 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
125th
Jamaica rank
127th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 11,358 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Jamaica, a difference of 692 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 125th and Jamaica ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,779 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 9,726 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,946 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8,063 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 10,159 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,097 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9,595 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 10,123 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 527.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 11,115 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 10,919 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 195.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 11,358 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 692 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 125th and Jamaica ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. 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 (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.