Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 1,439 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Jamaica, 1976–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica stood at 1,439 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.3% on the previous year and up 3,761.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1,439 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -85.9 current US$ per person, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 47th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -77.23 current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | -28.58 current US$ per person | -63.0% |
| 1978 | 10.02 current US$ per person | -135.0% |
| 1979 | 14.93 current US$ per person | +49.0% |
| 1980 | -44.97 current US$ per person | -401.2% |
| 1981 | -57.07 current US$ per person | +26.9% |
| 1982 | -71.45 current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 1983 | 1.33 current US$ per person | -101.9% |
| 1984 | -21.92 current US$ per person | -1748.6% |
| 1985 | -16.9 current US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 1986 | 34.12 current US$ per person | -301.9% |
| 1987 | 71.51 current US$ per person | +109.6% |
| 1988 | 232.19 current US$ per person | +224.7% |
| 1989 | 219.15 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 201.16 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 167.37 current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 265.64 current US$ per person | +58.7% |
| 1993 | 593.09 current US$ per person | +123.3% |
| 1994 | 406.8 current US$ per person | -31.4% |
| 1995 | 426.75 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 461.41 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 485.93 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 381.9 current US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 356.8 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 304.35 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 338.64 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 312.39 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 363.39 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 502.99 current US$ per person | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 309.92 current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2006 | 426.92 current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 358.78 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2008 | -85.9 current US$ per person | -123.9% |
| 2009 | 216.57 current US$ per person | -352.1% |
| 2010 | 257.04 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 37.25 current US$ per person | -85.5% |
| 2012 | 170.13 current US$ per person | +356.7% |
| 2013 | 207.53 current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 313.11 current US$ per person | +50.9% |
| 2015 | 525.92 current US$ per person | +68.0% |
| 2016 | 673.7 current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 743.65 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 831.25 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 857.47 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 983.3 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 1,439 current US$ per person | +46.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,439 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 485.46 current US$ per person, 3.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,439 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 388.63 current US$ per person, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -1748.6% | 1.33 current US$ per person | -21.92 current US$ per person |
| 1980 | -401.2% | 14.93 current US$ per person | -44.97 current US$ per person |
| 2012 | +356.7% | 37.25 current US$ per person | 170.13 current US$ per person |
| 2009 | +352.1% | -85.9 current US$ per person | 216.57 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -20.22 current US$ per person | -77.23 current US$ per person | 14.93 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 34.6 current US$ per person | -71.45 current US$ per person | 232.19 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 374.69 current US$ per person | 167.37 current US$ per person | 593.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 304.81 current US$ per person | -85.9 current US$ per person | 502.99 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 461.71 current US$ per person | 37.25 current US$ per person | 857.47 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,211 current US$ per person | 983.3 current US$ per person | 1,439 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 44 Kazakhstan 1,490 current US$ per person compare
- 45 Turkey 1,480 current US$ per person compare
- 46 Gabon 1,456 current US$ per person compare
- 48 Spain 1,428 current US$ per person compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 1,311 current US$ per person compare
- 50 Costa Rica 1,284 current US$ per person 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Jamaica was 1,439 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,439 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.9 current US$ per person in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,761.8%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.