Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1976–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Jamaica is 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and up 301.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,025 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Jamaica 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23,025 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 36,778 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 1978 | 36,441 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 36,155 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 30,974 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 31,397 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 31,255 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 46,803 current US$ per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1984 | 25,851 current US$ per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1985 | 25,329 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 40,439 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 1987 | 49,355 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 86,054 current US$ per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 1989 | 86,549 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 80,743 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 69,786 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 85,121 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 171,553 current US$ per square kilometre | +101.5% |
| 1994 | 130,514 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 144,256 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 161,973 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 169,486 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 151,177 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 153,017 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 139,356 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 147,396 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 143,319 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 155,638 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 194,718 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 155,994 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 192,076 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 183,809 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 78,431 current US$ per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 2009 | 144,959 current US$ per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2010 | 163,813 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 114,488 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 150,473 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 157,276 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 181,967 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 238,860 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 275,650 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 294,813 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 323,329 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 331,909 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 343,072 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90,016 current US$ per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81,534 current US$ per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,100 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,025 current US$ per square kilometre | 36,778 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 45,401 current US$ per square kilometre | 25,329 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,549 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 131,763 current US$ per square kilometre | 69,786 current US$ per square kilometre | 171,553 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,570 current US$ per square kilometre | 78,431 current US$ per square kilometre | 194,718 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 223,258 current US$ per square kilometre | 114,488 current US$ per square kilometre | 331,909 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 401,156 current US$ per square kilometre | 343,072 current US$ per square kilometre | 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 41 Sweden 487,146 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Slovakia 461,508 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 United States 461,333 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Antigua and Barbuda 444,905 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Sri Lanka 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Poland 432,329 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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$), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,025 current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 301.1%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.