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Jamaica · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

88th of 182 · 21st in Latin America
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GNI per capitaJamaica's gni per capita rose from US$2,560 in 1996 to US$7,790 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$2kUS$4kUS$6kUS$8kUS$7,790

Jamaica's gni per capita rose from US$2,560 in 1996 to US$7,790 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

114th of 181 · 27th in Latin America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Jamaica's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $6,520 in 1996 to intl $13.1k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $4kintl $6kintl $8kintl $10kintl $12kintl $14kintl $13.1k

Jamaica's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $6,520 in 1996 to intl $13.1k in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

65th of 81 · 3rd in Latin America*
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Gini indexJamaica's gini index fell from 43.2 in 1988 to 39.9 in 2021.1990199520002005201020152020303540455039.9

Jamaica's gini index fell from 43.2 in 1988 to 39.9 in 2021.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

58th of 81 · 2nd in Latin America*
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Income share held by highest 10%Jamaica's income share held by highest 10% fell from 33.7 % in 1988 to 29.6 % in 2021.199019952000200520102015202030%35%40%29.6 %

Jamaica's income share held by highest 10% fell from 33.7 % in 1988 to 29.6 % in 2021.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

66th of 81 · 3rd in Latin America*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Jamaica's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 5.4 % in 1988 to 5.7 % in 2021.19901995200020052010201520205%6%7%5.7 %

Jamaica's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 5.4 % in 1988 to 5.7 % in 2021.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

45th of 81 · 3rd in Latin America*
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Extreme povertyJamaica's extreme poverty fell from 13.8 % in 1988 to 1.4 % in 2021.19901995200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%25%1.4 %

Jamaica's extreme poverty fell from 13.8 % in 1988 to 1.4 % in 2021.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

5th of 40 · 1st in Latin America
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesJamaica's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 19.9 % in 2012 to 8.2 % in 2023.2012201420162018202020220%5%10%15%20%25%8.2 %

Jamaica's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 19.9 % in 2012 to 8.2 % in 2023.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Jamaica.

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