Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Jamaica
Jamaica: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 14.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.67
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
20th
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.86
in 2020
All-time low
13.61
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Jamaica, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Jamaica stood at 14.67.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Jamaica peaked at 16.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.61, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.61 | — |
| 2014 | 14.09 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.31 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 16.48 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 16.86 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.67 | -13.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 14.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 4.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 14.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.87 | 13.61 | 16.48 | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.77 | 14.67 | 16.86 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Jamaica?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Jamaica was 14.67 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.61 in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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