Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3987 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, 1988–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.3987 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.4832 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3533, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.4315 | — |
| 1990 | 0.4111 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3567 | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4039 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4408 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4832 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4546 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3533 | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3987 | +12.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.3987 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.3987 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4447, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4315 | 0.4315 | 0.4315 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4032 | 0.3567 | 0.4408 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4689 | 0.4546 | 0.4832 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3533 | 0.3533 | 0.3533 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3987 | 0.3987 | 0.3987 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,140 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.77 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica was 0.3987 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4832 in 2002.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3533 in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.