Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.1949 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Jamaica, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Jamaica stood at 0.1949 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Jamaica peaked at 0.1949 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 32nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1992 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0984 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1322 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1532 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.175 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1872 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1949 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1949 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 28.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1949 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 20.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +69.6% | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.009 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +50.8% | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.032 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0984 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.149 units per square kilometre | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 0.1949 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 0.2303 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burundi 0.2158 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Bangladesh 0.1953 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.1786 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Nigeria 0.1599 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Tanzania 0.1579 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Jamaica?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Jamaica was 0.1949 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1949 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.1%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.