Adjusted net savings per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted net savings per capita was 1,551 current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Jamaica, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,551 current US$ for adjusted net savings per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 564.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1,551 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.4 current US$, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 41st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 208.98 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 163.88 current US$ | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 240.34 current US$ | +46.7% |
| 1993 | 590.66 current US$ | +145.8% |
| 1994 | 422.92 current US$ | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 440.85 current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 492.75 current US$ | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 550.85 current US$ | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 496.81 current US$ | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 461.63 current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 398.19 current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 420.03 current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 392.76 current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 401.25 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 534.15 current US$ | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 373 current US$ | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 455.97 current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 387.69 current US$ | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 39.4 current US$ | -89.8% |
| 2009 | 351 current US$ | +790.9% |
| 2010 | 442.32 current US$ | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 233.31 current US$ | -47.3% |
| 2012 | 382.74 current US$ | +64.0% |
| 2013 | 396.61 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 487.73 current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 689.01 current US$ | +41.3% |
| 2016 | 816.52 current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 888.5 current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 973.74 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 999.84 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,100 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1,551 current US$ | +41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 406.97 current US$ | 163.88 current US$ | 590.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 375.34 current US$ | 39.4 current US$ | 534.15 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 631.03 current US$ | 233.31 current US$ | 999.84 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,326 current US$ | 1,100 current US$ | 1,551 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 9.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 0.0582 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 1,211 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 192,663 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0046 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Jamaica?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Jamaica was 1,551 current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,551 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4 current US$ in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 564.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011), published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage.