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Jamaica - GNI per Capita 1978

Name: Jamaica GNI per Capita 1978
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GNI divided by midyear population · World Bank

$1,420 −$40 from 1977 Global rank: 62nd

Jamaica's gni per capita was $1,420 in 1978, decreased +$40 from $1,460 in 1977. This was the 62nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1978▾

GNI per Capita by Country - 1978
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	$32,030	-5.4%
2nd	Qatar	$15,150	20.0%
3rd	Saudi Arabia	$14,920	7.2%
4th	Liechtenstein	$14,730	19.1%
5th	Switzerland	$14,400	16.4%
6th	Kuwait	$13,960	11.7%
7th	Sweden	$12,460	10.4%
8th	Denmark	$11,170	14.2%
9th	Norway	$11,110	11.5%
10th	Iceland	$11,070	20.5%
11th	United States	$10,760	12.2%
12th	Luxembourg	$10,600	17.4%
13th	Netherlands	$10,250	15.0%
14th	Canada	$9,750	6.8%
15th	Belgium	$9,560	16.3%
16th	Germany	$8,890	15.6%
17th	France	$8,740	13.1%
18th	Australia	$8,480	4.8%
19th	Finland	$7,900	10.0%
20th	Japan	$7,550	25.4%
21st	Austria	$7,510	13.3%
22nd	Libya	$7,340	2.2%
23rd	Nauru	$7,080	0.7%
24th	French Polynesia	$6,640	14.7%
25th	New Caledonia	$6,560	6.0%
26th	Greenland	$6,160	19.8%
27th	United Kingdom	$5,940	13.1%
28th	European Union	$5,674	13.4%
29th	Italy	$5,280	11.4%
30th	New Zealand	$5,230	14.9%
31st	Israel	$5,110	4.5%
32nd	Greece	$4,510	16.8%
33rd	Ireland	$4,120	15.1%
34th	Spain	$4,030	10.7%
35th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$3,930	17.7%
36th	Singapore	$3,370	11.6%
37th	Bahamas, The	$3,350	10.6%
38th	Trinidad and Tobago	$3,240	20.0%
39th	Oman	$3,040	-2.3%
40th	Gabon	$3,000	-23.1%
41st	Puerto Rico (US)	$2,980	8.8%
42nd	Barbados	$2,670	14.1%
43rd	Malta	$2,660	14.7%
44th	Iraq	$2,610	22.5%
45th	Portugal	$2,530	4.1%
46th	Argentina	$2,480	12.2%
47th	Palau	$2,200	11.1%
48th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$1,960	-2.5%
49th	Panama	$1,810	15.3%
50th	Suriname	$1,810	18.3%
51st	Cyprus	$1,800	18.4%
52nd	Cuba	$1,790	11.9%
53rd	South Africa	$1,760	6.7%
54th	Brazil	$1,700	12.6%
55th	Hungary	$1,600	15.1%
56th	Mexico	$1,600	7.4%
57th	Uruguay	$1,600	14.3%
58th	Guinea	$1,530	12.5%
59th	Ecuador	$1,520	14.3%
60th	Costa Rica	$1,480	18.4%
61st	Türkiye	$1,480	8.0%
62nd	Jamaica	$1,420	-2.7%
63rd	Chile	$1,390	28.7%
64th	Algeria	$1,370	20.2%
65th	Fiji	$1,360	4.6%
66th	Korea	$1,300	32.7%
67th	Jordan	$1,250	-
68th	Malaysia	$1,200	16.5%
69th	Seychelles	$1,170	34.5%
70th	Tuvalu	$1,140	-3.4%
71st	Syrian Arab Republic	$1,090	11.2%
72nd	Mauritius	$1,030	7.3%
73rd	Marshall Islands	$990	10.0%
74th	Belize	$930	8.1%
75th	Côte d'Ivoire	$920	22.7%
76th	Guatemala	$920	15.0%
77th	Dominican Republic	$910	8.3%
78th	Tunisia	$900	9.8%
79th	Colombia	$880	23.9%
80th	Peru	$880	-14.6%
81st	Paraguay	$870	19.2%
82nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	$810	6.6%
83rd	El Salvador	$720	16.1%
84th	Samoa	$710	7.6%
85th	Kiribati	$690	-
86th	São Tomé and Principe	$680	-8.1%
87th	Botswana	$670	13.6%
88th	Morocco	$670	8.1%
89th	Honduras	$640	18.5%
90th	Nicaragua	$640	-4.5%
91st	Papua New Guinea	$640	20.8%
92nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$630	10.5%
93rd	Zimbabwe	$630	1.6%
94th	Guyana	$620	1.6%
95th	Mauritania	$590	1.7%
96th	Philippines	$560	12.0%
97th	Senegal	$560	0.0%
98th	Thailand	$550	17.0%
99th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$540	22.7%
100th	Cameroon	$530	51.4%
101st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$510	10.9%
102nd	Tanzania	$490	16.7%
103rd	Zambia	$490	0.0%
104th	Congo, Republic of	$470	9.3%
105th	Liberia	$470	6.8%
106th	Togo	$440	15.8%
107th	Guinea-Bissau	$430	7.5%
108th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$380	2.7%
109th	Sudan	$380	2.7%
110th	Indonesia	$350	16.7%
111th	Ghana	$330	13.8%
112th	Kenya	$330	17.9%
113th	Lesotho	$320	6.7%
114th	Madagascar	$300	0.0%
115th	Niger	$280	21.7%
116th	Sierra Leone	$250	13.6%
117th	Benin	$240	9.1%
118th	Central African Republic	$240	14.3%
119th	Gambia, The	$240	14.3%
120th	Sri Lanka	$240	-7.7%
121st	Chad	$240	4.3%
122nd	Pakistan	$230	15.0%
123rd	Bhutan	$210	0.0%
124th	India	$210	10.5%
125th	Burkina Faso	$200	17.6%
126th	China	$200	0.0%
127th	Rwanda	$170	13.3%
128th	Mali	$160	6.7%
129th	Bangladesh	$150	-6.3%
130th	Maldives	$150	0.0%
131st	Burundi	$140	0.0%
132nd	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$140	-17.6%
133rd	Cambodia	$120	20.0%
134th	Nepal	$110	0.0%
135th	Myanmar	$30	-25.0%

FAQ

What was Jamaica's gni per capita in 1978?▾

Jamaica's gni per capita in 1978 was $1,420. This ranked 62nd globally.

How did Jamaica's gni per capita change in 1978?▾

Jamaica's gni per capita decreased by 2.7% in 1978 compared to 1977.

Which country had the highest gni per capita in 1978?▾

United Arab Emirates had the highest gni per capita in 1978 at $32,030.

What is the gni per capita of Jamaica in 1978?▾

The gni per capita of Jamaica in 1978 was $1,420. This ranked 62nd globally.

How does 1978 compare to 1977 for Jamaica's gni per capita?▾

Jamaica's gni per capita went from $1,460 in 1977 to $1,420 in 1978, a 2.7% decrease.

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