Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 1.1 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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, per capita in Jamaica is 1.1 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1.1 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Jamaica ranks 40th 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +23.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +32.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0063 million SLC per person | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 million SLC per person | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0159 million SLC per person | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 million SLC per person | +49.4% |
| 1992 | 0.04 million SLC per person | +68.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0554 million SLC per person | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0729 million SLC per person | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0925 million SLC per person | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1087 million SLC per person | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1167 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.125 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.134 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1484 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1611 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1782 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.205 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.233 million SLC per person | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2606 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2904 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3263 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3659 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3892 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4194 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4494 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.474 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5145 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5519 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5922 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6267 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.673 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7189 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7475 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6948 million SLC per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7789 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.924 million SLC per person | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.1 million SLC per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 8.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.1 million SLC per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0632 million SLC per person, 17.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +68.0% | 0.0238 million SLC per person | 0.04 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0025 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0063 million SLC per person | 0.0028 million SLC per person | 0.0123 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0785 million SLC per person | 0.0159 million SLC per person | 0.134 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2558 million SLC per person | 0.1484 million SLC per person | 0.3892 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5768 million SLC per person | 0.4194 million SLC per person | 0.7475 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9101 million SLC per person | 0.6948 million SLC per person | 1.1 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, per capita in Jamaica?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Jamaica was 1.1 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.