GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.27 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica is 1.27 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1.27 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,016 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 43rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,016 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 22,305 current LCU per person | +59.1% |
| 1992 | 36,037 current LCU per person | +61.6% |
| 1993 | 59,632 current LCU per person | +65.5% |
| 1994 | 78,454 current LCU per person | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 99,519 current LCU per person | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 117,028 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 125,646 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 131,806 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 141,295 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 156,537 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 169,949 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 187,931 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 216,154 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 245,734 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 274,838 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 306,244 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 344,161 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 385,928 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 410,479 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 442,310 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 473,988 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 499,876 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 542,546 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 582,042 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 624,539 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 663,289 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 717,298 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 770,253 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 803,965 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 754,598 current LCU per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 848,299 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 1.16 million current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.27 million current LCU per person | +5.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.27 million current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,025 current LCU per person, 10.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.27 million current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68,590 current LCU per person, 18.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +65.5% | 36,037 current LCU per person | 59,632 current LCU per person |
| 1992 | +61.6% | 22,305 current LCU per person | 36,037 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | +59.1% | 14,016 current LCU per person | 22,305 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82,574 current LCU per person | 14,016 current LCU per person | 141,295 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 269,796 current LCU per person | 156,537 current LCU per person | 410,479 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 612,011 current LCU per person | 442,310 current LCU per person | 803,965 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million current LCU per person | 754,598 current LCU per person | 1.27 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.51 million current LCU per person compare
- 41 Russia 1.49 million current LCU per person compare
- 42 Congo 1.46 million current LCU per person compare
- 44 Burundi 1.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 45 Malawi 1.18 million current LCU per person compare
- 46 Cameroon 1.15 million current LCU 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica was 1.27 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,016 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. 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 GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series 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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.