Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 1,753 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Jamaica, 1976–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica is 1,753 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 290.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1,753 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 119.75 current US$ per person, in 1985.
Jamaica ranks 75th of 178 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 savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 121.9 current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 192.36 current US$ per person | +57.8% |
| 1978 | 188.4 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 184.74 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 156.34 current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 156.42 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 153.59 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 226.81 current US$ per person | +47.7% |
| 1984 | 123.63 current US$ per person | -45.5% |
| 1985 | 119.75 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 189.41 current US$ per person | +58.2% |
| 1987 | 229.43 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 1988 | 397.29 current US$ per person | +73.2% |
| 1989 | 396.85 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 367.43 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 314.8 current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 380.2 current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 758.36 current US$ per person | +99.5% |
| 1994 | 571.05 current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1995 | 624.88 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 694.87 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 720.42 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 637.13 current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 639.88 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 578.73 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 608.25 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 587.8 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 634.48 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 789.16 current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 628.72 current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 770.16 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 733.53 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 311.64 current US$ per person | -57.5% |
| 2009 | 573.59 current US$ per person | +84.1% |
| 2010 | 645.46 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 449.16 current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 587.79 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 611.89 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 705.4 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 923.04 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 1,062 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 1,134 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1,242 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1,273 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,313 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,753 current US$ per person | +33.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,753 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,391 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,753 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,591 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171.85 current US$ per person | 121.9 current US$ per person | 192.36 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 214.95 current US$ per person | 119.75 current US$ per person | 397.29 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 570.9 current US$ per person | 314.8 current US$ per person | 758.36 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 621.61 current US$ per person | 311.64 current US$ per person | 789.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 863.39 current US$ per person | 449.16 current US$ per person | 1,273 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,533 current US$ per person | 1,313 current US$ per person | 1,753 current US$ per person | 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica was 1,753 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,753 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.75 current US$ per person in 1985.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.