Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 1.03 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Jamaica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.03 million SLC per person for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1.03 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Jamaica 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +24.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0127 million SLC per person | +27.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0188 million SLC per person | +48.2% |
| 1992 | 0.031 million SLC per person | +64.8% |
| 1993 | 0.054 million SLC per person | +74.3% |
| 1994 | 0.069 million SLC per person | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0881 million SLC per person | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1062 million SLC per person | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1149 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.12 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1282 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1428 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1535 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1669 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1928 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2197 million SLC per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2449 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2754 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3096 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3509 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3678 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4037 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4333 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4669 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5013 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5374 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5707 million SLC per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5965 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6502 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.685 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7243 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.672 million SLC per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7566 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9052 million SLC per person | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +74.3% | 0.031 million SLC per person | 0.054 million SLC per person |
| 1992 | +64.8% | 0.0188 million SLC per person | 0.031 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 million SLC per person | 0.0025 million SLC per person | 0.01 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0743 million SLC per person | 0.0127 million SLC per person | 0.1282 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2424 million SLC per person | 0.1428 million SLC per person | 0.3678 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5569 million SLC per person | 0.4037 million SLC per person | 0.7243 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8399 million SLC per person | 0.672 million SLC per person | 1.03 million SLC per person | 4 |
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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Jamaica?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Jamaica was 1.03 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.6%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — 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 National Income — 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.