Jamaica vs South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita

Jamaica
0.0053 million USD per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0057 million USD per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
111th
South Africa rank
109th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0057 million USD per person against 0.0053 million USD per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0004 million USD per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 109th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.005 million USD per person 0.0048 million USD per person 0.0002 million USD per person Jamaica
1980s 0.0042 million USD per person 0.0046 million USD per person 0.0004 million USD per person South Africa
1990s 0.0051 million USD per person 0.0043 million USD per person 0.0007 million USD per person Jamaica
2000s 0.0052 million USD per person 0.0053 million USD per person 0.0001 million USD per person South Africa
2010s 0.0051 million USD per person 0.0061 million USD per person 0.001 million USD per person South Africa
2020s 0.0051 million USD per person 0.0057 million USD per person 0.0006 million USD per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita, Jamaica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0057 million USD per person against 0.0053 million USD per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita between Jamaica and South Africa?
0.0004 million USD per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
Jamaica ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 109th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita
Unit
million USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,004 data points, 1970–2024
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.