Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 268.95 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Jamaica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 268.95 million SLC per square kilometre for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Jamaica peaked at 268.95 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1226 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Jamaica ranks 28th of 194 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1226 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1321 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1546 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1867 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2431 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2882 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2889 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3141 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3944 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4439 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4899 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5514 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6134 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7418 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.3 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 1.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 2.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 2.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1991 | 4.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1992 | 6.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 1993 | 12.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +76.1% |
| 1994 | 15.76 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 20.35 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 24.75 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 27.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 28.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 30.66 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 34.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 37.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 40.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 47.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 54.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 60.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 68.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 77.58 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 88.31 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 92.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 102.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 110.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 119.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 128.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 138.62 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 147.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 154.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 169.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 178.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 188.82 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 175.64 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 198.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 237.31 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 268.95 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +76.1% | 6.94 million SLC per square kilometre | 12.22 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +66.4% | 4.17 million SLC per square kilometre | 6.94 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2569 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1226 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4439 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4899 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.17 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.31 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.79 million SLC per square kilometre | 30.66 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2 million SLC per square kilometre | 34.38 million SLC per square kilometre | 92.94 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.86 million SLC per square kilometre | 102.46 million SLC per square kilometre | 188.82 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.04 million SLC per square kilometre | 175.64 million SLC per square kilometre | 268.95 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 25 Mauritius 339.42 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 26 Armenia 327.2 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 27 Maldives 297.89 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 243.18 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 30 Nigeria 236.18 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 31 Myanmar 204.84 million SLC 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 national income — value standard local currency, per square in Jamaica?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Jamaica was 268.95 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 268.95 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1226 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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 National Income — Value Standard Local 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.