Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Jamaica, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0023 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Jamaica peaked at 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0023 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0023 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 56 Greece 0.0025 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Thailand 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Vietnam 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 United States 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Croatia 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 China 0.0019 units 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Jamaica?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Jamaica was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Jamaica ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.