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Jamaica - GDP per Capita 1970

Name: Jamaica GDP per Capita 1970
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GDP divided by midyear population · World Bank

$748 +$106 from 1969 Global rank: 55th

Jamaica's gdp per capita was $748 in 1970, increased +$106 from $642 in 1969. This was the 55th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1970▾

GDP per Capita by Country - 1970
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Monaco	$12,098	-
2nd	United States	$5,234	4.3%
3rd	Sweden	$4,729	10.9%
4th	Luxembourg	$4,298	16.5%
5th	Liechtenstein	$4,262	-
6th	Canada	$4,136	9.5%
7th	Switzerland	$4,044	10.6%
8th	Andorra	$3,935	-
9th	Bermuda	$3,574	11.2%
10th	Kuwait	$3,552	-3.9%
11th	Denmark	$3,464	9.9%
12th	Australia	$3,310	10.5%
13th	Norway	$3,306	14.2%
14th	New Caledonia	$3,282	30.8%
15th	Netherlands	$2,931	10.7%
16th	Bahamas, The	$2,916	-3.6%
17th	France	$2,833	3.8%
18th	Germany	$2,771	21.5%
19th	Belgium	$2,766	11.1%
20th	Iceland	$2,666	24.5%
21st	Nauru	$2,619	-
22nd	Qatar	$2,594	-
23rd	Israel	$2,490	13.8%
24th	Finland	$2,466	12.0%
25th	United Arab Emirates	$2,394	-
26th	United Kingdom	$2,348	11.8%
27th	New Zealand	$2,311	10.2%
28th	French Polynesia	$2,228	1.0%
29th	Faroe Islands	$2,219	20.0%
30th	Libya	$2,210	1.6%
31st	Italy	$2,112	11.9%
32nd	Japan	$2,101	16.5%
33rd	Austria	$2,051	11.8%
34th	European Union	$1,886	12.5%
35th	Puerto Rico (US)	$1,852	11.5%
36th	Bahrain	$1,742	-
37th	Saudi Arabia	$1,509	15.0%
38th	Greenland	$1,498	-
39th	Ireland	$1,487	11.7%
40th	Greece	$1,474	12.9%
41st	Brunei Darussalam	$1,325	8.0%
42nd	Argentina	$1,323	-0.5%
43rd	Spain	$1,211	9.2%
44th	Palau	$1,017	-
45th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$960	16.3%
46th	South Africa	$952	6.9%
47th	Chile	$941	7.7%
48th	Portugal	$934	12.3%
49th	Singapore	$926	13.9%
50th	Panama	$893	7.5%
51st	Trinidad and Tobago	$829	4.3%
52nd	Malta	$828	-
53rd	Uruguay	$766	6.0%
54th	Guinea	$753	-
55th	Jamaica	$748	16.5%
56th	Suriname	$724	2.4%
57th	Mexico	$699	6.0%
58th	Barbados	$666	17.6%
59th	Cuba	$645	-
60th	Hungary	$559	6.1%
61st	Peru	$550	12.9%
62nd	Gabon	$543	-0.4%
63rd	Costa Rica	$536	12.3%
64th	Türkiye	$488	-10.4%
65th	São Tomé and Principe	$479	-
66th	Ecuador	$465	-10.7%
67th	Tuvalu	$457	-
68th	Brazil	$444	11.1%
69th	Belize	$442	10.0%
70th	Fiji	$414	18.3%
71st	Zambia	$414	-9.8%
72nd	Jordan	$409	-13.9%
73rd	Oman	$387	4.0%
74th	Guyana	$381	5.5%
75th	Malaysia	$380	3.1%
76th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$377	9.3%
77th	Marshall Islands	$373	-
78th	St. Kitts and Nevis	$365	5.4%
79th	Zimbabwe	$361	4.5%
80th	Algeria	$353	11.7%
81st	Guatemala	$353	8.1%
82nd	Guinea-Bissau	$350	-
83rd	Colombia	$346	8.8%
84th	Seychelles	$344	9.5%
85th	Dominican Republic	$338	17.4%
86th	Micronesia, Federated States of	$337	-
87th	Iraq	$337	5.4%
88th	Syrian Arab Republic	$335	-7.7%
89th	Honduras	$329	4.0%
90th	Samoa	$322	-
91st	Nicaragua	$321	0.6%
92nd	El Salvador	$309	5.2%
93rd	Senegal	$290	1.1%
94th	Korea	$282	14.8%
95th	Mauritania	$281	1.7%
96th	Tunisia	$280	8.8%
97th	Mauritius	$271	-0.5%
98th	Côte d'Ivoire	$269	2.6%
99th	Morocco	$260	5.5%
100th	Papua New Guinea	$258	14.4%
101st	Eswatini	$254	3.6%
102nd	Paraguay	$249	4.5%
103rd	Ghana	$248	9.9%
104th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$242	-5.8%
105th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$232	20.4%
106th	Nigeria	$224	84.8%
107th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$222	7.0%
108th	Liberia	$220	2.6%
109th	Tanzania	$217	-46.4%
110th	Equatorial Guinea	$207	-0.8%
111th	Kiribati	$201	-
112th	Philippines	$201	-23.0%
113th	Bhutan	$200	-
114th	Thailand	$197	3.0%
115th	Congo, Republic of	$197	0.7%
116th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$192	9.8%
117th	Sri Lanka	$187	14.2%
118th	Cameroon	$178	1.9%
119th	Pakistan	$167	12.2%
120th	Madagascar	$167	2.3%
121st	Botswana	$163	23.7%
122nd	Sierra Leone	$160	4.3%
123rd	Togo	$160	-8.5%
124th	Maldives	$157	-
125th	Kenya	$141	5.8%
126th	Niger	$140	1.1%
127th	Sudan	$139	10.4%
128th	Bangladesh	$130	3.4%
129th	Chad	$126	-2.5%
130th	Uganda	$122	4.6%
131st	India	$114	4.5%
132nd	China	$113	13.0%
133rd	Benin	$109	-1.3%
134th	Gambia, The	$100	12.5%
135th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$93	10.6%
136th	Central African Republic	$90	-1.6%
137th	Burkina Faso	$82	-5.8%
138th	Indonesia	$79	6.8%
139th	Haiti	$71	-17.0%
140th	Nepal	$70	7.4%
141st	Burundi	$69	24.9%
142nd	Lesotho	$67	0.5%
143rd	Mali	$57	4.2%
144th	Rwanda	$55	13.0%
145th	Myanmar	$21	-3.7%

FAQ

What was Jamaica's gdp per capita in 1970?▾

Jamaica's gdp per capita in 1970 was $748. This ranked 55th globally.

How did Jamaica's gdp per capita change in 1970?▾

Jamaica's gdp per capita increased by 16.5% in 1970 compared to 1969.

Which country had the highest gdp per capita in 1970?▾

Monaco had the highest gdp per capita in 1970 at $12,098.

What is the gdp per capita of Jamaica in 1970?▾

The gdp per capita of Jamaica in 1970 was $748. This ranked 55th globally.

How does 1970 compare to 1969 for Jamaica's gdp per capita?▾

Jamaica's gdp per capita went from $642 in 1969 to $748 in 1970, a 16.5% increase.

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