Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.6189 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Jamaica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Jamaica is 0.6189 million SLC per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Jamaica peaked at 0.6505 million SLC per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.454 million SLC per person, in 1985.
That places Jamaica 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5949 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.6046 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6505 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6488 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6143 million SLC per person | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6039 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5575 million SLC per person | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5377 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5344 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5184 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4828 million SLC per person | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4887 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.488 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4922 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4816 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.454 million SLC per person | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4574 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4889 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4996 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5301 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5548 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5548 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6061 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6117 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6108 million SLC per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.611 million SLC per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.607 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5955 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5832 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5844 million SLC per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5843 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5881 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5884 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6063 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6108 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6128 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6273 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6334 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6255 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5958 million SLC per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5847 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5922 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5861 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5867 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5886 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5922 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5988 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6035 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6139 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6187 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5559 million SLC per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.58 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.61 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6233 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6189 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.6189 million SLC per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0458 million SLC per person, 13.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.6189 million SLC per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0461 million SLC per person, 13.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5865 million SLC per person | 0.5184 million SLC per person | 0.6505 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4863 million SLC per person | 0.454 million SLC per person | 0.5301 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5919 million SLC per person | 0.5548 million SLC per person | 0.6117 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6073 million SLC per person | 0.5843 million SLC per person | 0.6334 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5966 million SLC per person | 0.5847 million SLC per person | 0.6187 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5976 million SLC per person | 0.5559 million SLC per person | 0.6233 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Jamaica?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Jamaica was 0.6189 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6505 million SLC per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.454 million SLC per person in 1985.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.