Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Jamaica
Jamaica: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 4,963 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Jamaica, 1966–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Jamaica stood at 4,963.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Jamaica peaked at 5,396 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3,508, in 1985.
That places Jamaica 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3,783 | — |
| 1967 | 3,807 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 3,982 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 4,155 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 4,597 | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 4,643 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 5,396 | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 5,019 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 4,735 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 4,659 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 4,294 | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 4,139 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 4,095 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 4,005 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 3,725 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 3,772 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3,784 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3,786 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3,664 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 3,508 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 3,536 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 3,790 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 3,931 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 4,180 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 4,328 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 4,507 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 4,563 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,956 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 4,986 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5,062 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,996 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 4,892 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 4,735 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 4,752 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,766 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,800 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,878 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5,038 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 5,087 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5,114 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5,244 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5,300 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5,243 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4,993 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 4,902 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4,969 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4,925 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4,939 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,963 | +0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 4,963 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,861, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 4,963 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,291, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,932 | 3,783 | 4,155 | 4 |
| 1970s | 4,558 | 4,005 | 5,396 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,768 | 3,508 | 4,180 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,778 | 4,328 | 5,062 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,046 | 4,766 | 5,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,940 | 4,902 | 4,969 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Jamaica?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Jamaica was 4,963 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,396 in 1972.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,508 in 1985.
- How does Jamaica rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.