Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jamaica, 1988–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2021, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jamaica stood at 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 292.2% on the previous year and up 292.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jamaica peaked at 153.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 87th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 87.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 87.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 45.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 153.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 2000s | 40.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 31.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 49.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 84 Denmark 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 85 Costa Rica 13.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 86 Slovakia 12.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 88 Montenegro 8.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 89 Netherlands 8.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 90 Norway 7.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1141 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1141 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1372 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3368 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jamaica?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jamaica was 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 153.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1993.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 87th 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.