Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
22.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
66th
of 184 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 1998
All-time low
4.9%
in 1955
Years of data
71
1953–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Jamaica, 1953–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 22.0% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Jamaica peaked at 26.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1955.
Jamaica ranks 66th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 71 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 5.2% | — |
| 1954 | 5.1% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 4.9% | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 5.2% | +6.6% |
| 1957 | 5.1% | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 5.2% | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 5.6% | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 6.6% | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 6.7% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 8.0% | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 8.9% | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 19.3% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 13.4% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +28.8% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 26.1% | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 1960s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 11.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 13.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 12.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.2% | 22.1% | 4 |
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Jamaica?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Jamaica was 22.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1955.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.