Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 192,663 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica is 192,663 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 192,663 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.82 current LCU per person, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.82 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 25.46 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1962 | 25.63 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 26.38 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 32.71 current LCU per person | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 34.42 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 37.29 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 48.32 current LCU per person | +29.6% |
| 1968 | 45.48 current LCU per person | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 47.11 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 52.07 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 59.72 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 64.92 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 74.6 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 90.21 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 118.23 current LCU per person | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 115.71 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 104.17 current LCU per person | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 129.79 current LCU per person | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 168.96 current LCU per person | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 218.44 current LCU per person | +29.3% |
| 1981 | 286.13 current LCU per person | +31.0% |
| 1982 | 332.23 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 355.51 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 492.02 current LCU per person | +38.4% |
| 1985 | 679.24 current LCU per person | +38.1% |
| 1986 | 883 current LCU per person | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 1,086 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 1,183 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 1,388 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 1,630 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 2,141 current LCU per person | +31.4% |
| 1992 | 4,153 current LCU per person | +94.0% |
| 1993 | 5,988 current LCU per person | +44.2% |
| 1994 | 7,431 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 10,348 current LCU per person | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 11,595 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 11,870 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 13,789 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 15,291 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 16,914 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 18,687 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 20,268 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 25,211 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 29,711 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 32,966 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 37,652 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 43,622 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 47,998 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 49,881 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 59,176 current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 62,594 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 68,433 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 78,091 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 84,530 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 94,834 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 105,297 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 123,017 current LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 131,586 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 140,234 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 114,604 current LCU per person | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 136,191 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 170,895 current LCU per person | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 181,528 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 189,195 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 192,663 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 192,663 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,395 current LCU per person, 22.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 192,663 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,727 current LCU per person, 28.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (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 | +94.0% | 2,141 current LCU per person | 4,153 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.66 current LCU per person | 23.82 current LCU per person | 48.32 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.84 current LCU per person | 52.07 current LCU per person | 168.96 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 690.32 current LCU per person | 218.44 current LCU per person | 1,388 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,424 current LCU per person | 1,630 current LCU per person | 15,291 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,291 current LCU per person | 16,914 current LCU per person | 49,881 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,779 current LCU per person | 59,176 current LCU per person | 140,234 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,179 current LCU per person | 114,604 current LCU per person | 192,663 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 24 Serbia 232,771 current LCU per person compare
- 25 Madagascar 205,330 current LCU per person compare
- 26 Guyana 203,905 current LCU per person compare
- 28 Gabon 178,782 current LCU per person compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 174,118 current LCU per person compare
- 30 Albania 154,082 current LCU per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica was 192,663 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 192,663 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.82 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.2%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.