Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Jamaica, 1976–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.7% on the previous year and up 3,869.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Jamaica peaked at 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21,619 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 25th out of 175 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: net national savings (current US$) … square in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -14,587 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | -5,465 current US$ per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 1978 | 1,937 current US$ per square kilometre | -135.5% |
| 1979 | 2,922 current US$ per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1980 | -8,909 current US$ per square kilometre | -404.9% |
| 1981 | -11,456 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1982 | -14,541 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1983 | 274.39 current US$ per square kilometre | -101.9% |
| 1984 | -4,584 current US$ per square kilometre | -1770.5% |
| 1985 | -3,574 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 7,284 current US$ per square kilometre | -303.8% |
| 1987 | 15,384 current US$ per square kilometre | +111.2% |
| 1988 | 50,293 current US$ per square kilometre | +226.9% |
| 1989 | 47,795 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 44,205 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 37,104 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 59,474 current US$ per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1993 | 134,165 current US$ per square kilometre | +125.6% |
| 1994 | 92,974 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1995 | 98,518 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 107,554 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 114,319 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 90,618 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 85,322 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 73,286 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 82,061 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 76,168 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 89,140 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 124,110 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2005 | 76,895 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2006 | 106,473 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2007 | 89,904 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2008 | -21,619 current US$ per square kilometre | -124.0% |
| 2009 | 54,732 current US$ per square kilometre | -353.2% |
| 2010 | 65,236 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 9,495 current US$ per square kilometre | -85.4% |
| 2012 | 43,553 current US$ per square kilometre | +358.7% |
| 2013 | 53,342 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 80,771 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 2015 | 136,096 current US$ per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 2016 | 174,797 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 193,345 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 216,456 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 223,533 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 257,016 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,758 current US$ per square kilometre, 17.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,123 current US$ per square kilometre, 17.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -1770.5% | 274.39 current US$ per square kilometre | -4,584 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1980 | -404.9% | 2,922 current US$ per square kilometre | -8,909 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +358.7% | 9,495 current US$ per square kilometre | 43,553 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +353.2% | -21,619 current US$ per square kilometre | 54,732 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +303.8% | -3,574 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,284 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3,798 current US$ per square kilometre | -14,587 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,922 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 7,797 current US$ per square kilometre | -14,541 current US$ per square kilometre | 50,293 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 37,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 134,165 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,115 current US$ per square kilometre | -21,619 current US$ per square kilometre | 124,110 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,662 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,495 current US$ per square kilometre | 223,533 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,978 current US$ per square kilometre | 257,016 current US$ per square kilometre | 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 22 Aruba 540,751 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Austria 500,436 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 412,081 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 China 351,400 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Italy 333,163 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: net national savings (current us$), per square in Jamaica?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Jamaica was 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -21,619 current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Jamaica ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,869.8%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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.