Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 1.4 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.4 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
63rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.4 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.8177 million USD per square kilometre
in 1980
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.4 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.4 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8177 million USD per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.882 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.9086 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9918 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 1 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9654 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9625 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9003 million USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8789 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8837 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8674 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8177 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8387 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8489 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8683 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8609 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.821 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8348 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8992 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9252 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9884 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.05 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.21 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.2 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.24 million USD per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.4 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4855 million USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.4 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 million USD per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9245 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8674 million USD per square kilometre | 1 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8703 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8177 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9884 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | 1.04 million USD per square kilometre | 1.21 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million USD per square kilometre | 1.2 million USD per square kilometre | 1.36 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million USD per square kilometre | 1.27 million USD per square kilometre | 1.38 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million USD per square kilometre | 1.24 million USD per square kilometre | 1.4 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 60 Costa Rica 1.43 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 61 Sri Lanka 1.41 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Sweden 1.41 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 El Salvador 1.36 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Bahamas 1.24 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Malaysia 1.22 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.4 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8177 million USD per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.