Jamaica - GNI per Capita 1998
$2,940
+$140 from 1997
Jamaica's gni per capita was $2,940 in 1998, increased +$140 from $2,800 in 1997. This was the 81st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liechtenstein | $79,220 | -3.0% |
| 2nd | Luxembourg | $46,350 | -6.1% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $46,130 | -6.4% |
| 4th | Norway | $36,110 | -4.7% |
| 5th | Japan | $35,010 | -14.1% |
| 6th | Denmark | $33,440 | -4.7% |
| 7th | United States | $32,040 | 2.4% |
| 8th | Sweden | $31,100 | -1.0% |
| 9th | Iceland | $29,080 | 3.4% |
| 10th | Germany | $28,070 | -7.3% |
| 11th | Netherlands | $27,840 | -5.3% |
| 12th | Austria | $27,810 | -5.4% |
| 13th | United Kingdom | $27,040 | 5.5% |
| 14th | United Arab Emirates | $26,620 | -7.7% |
| 15th | Belgium | $26,530 | -6.7% |
| 16th | Finland | $25,810 | -3.2% |
| 17th | France | $25,740 | -4.3% |
| 18th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $25,110 | -3.7% |
| 19th | Singapore | $24,010 | -13.4% |
| 20th | Italy | $22,270 | -0.4% |
| 21st | Australia | $21,960 | -0.6% |
| 22nd | Ireland | $21,430 | 3.8% |
| 23rd | Brunei Darussalam | $21,000 | -21.0% |
| 24th | Canada | $20,900 | -2.0% |
| 25th | French Polynesia | $20,520 | -6.6% |
| 26th | Greenland | $20,440 | -0.5% |
| 27th | Israel | $19,860 | -1.1% |
| 28th | Qatar | $19,860 | -7.5% |
| 29th | Kuwait | $19,540 | -4.9% |
| 30th | Isle of Man | $18,970 | 10.2% |
| 31st | European Union | $18,830 | -4.0% |
| 32nd | Aruba | $17,390 | 2.0% |
| 33rd | Bahamas, The | $16,180 | 20.2% |
| 34th | New Zealand | $15,790 | -8.0% |
| 35th | Cyprus | $15,490 | 8.5% |
| 36th | Spain | $15,410 | -2.4% |
| 37th | Macao SAR, China | $15,230 | -8.6% |
| 38th | New Caledonia | $13,920 | -18.6% |
| 39th | Greece | $13,540 | -2.0% |
| 40th | Portugal | $12,190 | -1.5% |
| 41st | Slovenia | $10,970 | -2.3% |
| 42nd | Saudi Arabia | $10,780 | -5.8% |
| 43rd | Korea | $10,720 | -23.6% |
| 44th | Malta | $10,350 | -2.5% |
| 45th | Bahrain | $10,210 | -1.9% |
| 46th | Antigua and Barbuda | $10,130 | 2.8% |
| 47th | Barbados | $9,670 | 4.5% |
| 48th | Palau | $8,690 | -1.0% |
| 49th | Puerto Rico (US) | $8,690 | 2.1% |
| 50th | Argentina | $7,960 | -1.5% |
| 51st | St. Kitts and Nevis | $7,690 | -3.6% |
| 52nd | Seychelles | $7,520 | -5.3% |
| 53rd | Oman | $7,460 | -6.8% |
| 54th | Uruguay | $7,360 | 4.0% |
| 55th | Czechia | $6,140 | -1.0% |
| 56th | Libya | $5,500 | -5.3% |
| 57th | Chile | $5,470 | -2.0% |
| 58th | Slovak Republic | $5,450 | 0.2% |
| 59th | Mexico | $5,340 | 8.3% |
| 60th | Brazil | $4,980 | -2.5% |
| 61st | St. Lucia | $4,870 | 3.4% |
| 62nd | Trinidad and Tobago | $4,450 | 2.5% |
| 63rd | Hungary | $4,420 | 0.2% |
| 64th | Poland | $4,390 | 2.8% |
| 65th | Dominica | $4,260 | 4.2% |
| 66th | Türkiye | $4,150 | -2.4% |
| 67th | Belize | $3,860 | -2.3% |
| 68th | Grenada | $3,840 | 8.8% |
| 69th | Mauritius | $3,830 | -3.0% |
| 70th | Estonia | $3,820 | 4.9% |
| 71st | Gabon | $3,810 | -7.7% |
| 72nd | Lebanon | $3,750 | 5.3% |
| 73rd | Malaysia | $3,670 | -21.2% |
| 74th | Nauru | $3,550 | -13.0% |
| 75th | Panama | $3,510 | 0.6% |
| 76th | Costa Rica | $3,420 | 1.8% |
| 77th | South Africa | $3,390 | -9.6% |
| 78th | Serbia | $3,250 | 1.2% |
| 79th | Botswana | $3,150 | -3.4% |
| 80th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $3,040 | 3.8% |
| 81st | Jamaica | $2,940 | 5.0% |
| 82nd | Tuvalu | $2,940 | 2.8% |
| 83rd | Lithuania | $2,870 | 10.0% |
| 84th | Latvia | $2,790 | 5.7% |
| 85th | Marshall Islands | $2,690 | 2.3% |
| 86th | Colombia | $2,600 | -3.7% |
| 87th | Dominican Republic | $2,420 | 3.4% |
| 88th | Namibia | $2,370 | -6.0% |
| 89th | Cuba | $2,240 | -10.4% |
| 90th | Fiji | $2,230 | -11.5% |
| 91st | Ecuador | $2,150 | -0.9% |
| 92nd | Peru | $2,150 | -5.3% |
| 93rd | Tunisia | $2,140 | 1.4% |
| 94th | Russian Federation | $2,130 | -19.6% |
| 95th | Tonga | $2,130 | -3.2% |
| 96th | Thailand | $2,080 | -22.4% |
| 97th | Suriname | $2,070 | 11.3% |
| 98th | North Macedonia | $2,010 | -9.5% |
| 99th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $1,870 | 0.5% |
| 100th | Maldives | $1,830 | 5.2% |
| 101st | Paraguay | $1,800 | -6.3% |
| 102nd | West Bank and Gaza | $1,780 | 9.2% |
| 103rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $1,770 | -1.1% |
| 104th | El Salvador | $1,730 | 4.2% |
| 105th | Eswatini | $1,670 | -10.7% |
| 106th | Guatemala | $1,600 | 5.3% |
| 107th | Romania | $1,580 | -0.6% |
| 108th | Belarus | $1,550 | 1.3% |
| 109th | Algeria | $1,550 | 2.6% |
| 110th | Kiribati | $1,540 | 6.9% |
| 111th | Morocco | $1,540 | 3.4% |
| 112th | Vanuatu | $1,450 | 3.6% |
| 113th | Bulgaria | $1,440 | -1.4% |
| 114th | Jordan | $1,410 | 1.4% |
| 115th | Samoa | $1,360 | 2.3% |
| 116th | Kazakhstan | $1,340 | 0.8% |
| 117th | Philippines | $1,300 | -5.8% |
| 118th | Cabo Verde | $1,240 | -1.6% |
| 119th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1,230 | 36.7% |
| 120th | Solomon Islands | $1,150 | -5.7% |
| 121st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $1,140 | 6.5% |
| 122nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $960 | 3.2% |
| 123rd | Honduras | $960 | -1.0% |
| 124th | Iraq | $890 | 21.9% |
| 125th | Nicaragua | $890 | 1.1% |
| 126th | Albania | $870 | 1.2% |
| 127th | Georgia | $870 | 6.1% |
| 128th | Guyana | $860 | -2.3% |
| 129th | Syrian Arab Republic | $860 | 4.9% |
| 130th | Mauritania | $840 | -4.5% |
| 131st | Ukraine | $840 | -4.5% |
| 132nd | Sri Lanka | $810 | 0.0% |
| 133rd | China | $800 | 5.3% |
| 134th | Cameroon | $770 | -2.5% |
| 135th | Papua New Guinea | $770 | -17.2% |
| 136th | Comoros | $720 | -7.7% |
| 137th | Côte d'Ivoire | $710 | 12.7% |
| 138th | Senegal | $680 | -2.9% |
| 139th | Guinea | $670 | -6.9% |
| 140th | Timor-Leste | $660 | -4.3% |
| 141st | Indonesia | $640 | -40.7% |
| 142nd | Lesotho | $620 | -10.1% |
| 143rd | Equatorial Guinea | $610 | -19.7% |
| 144th | Uzbekistan | $610 | 0.0% |
| 145th | Gambia, The | $600 | -3.2% |
| 146th | São Tomé and Principe | $590 | -16.9% |
| 147th | Congo, Republic of | $580 | -1.7% |
| 148th | Moldova | $580 | -7.9% |
| 149th | Armenia | $570 | 5.6% |
| 150th | Turkmenistan | $560 | 1.8% |
| 151st | Mongolia | $530 | -10.2% |
| 152nd | Bhutan | $520 | -5.5% |
| 153rd | Azerbaijan | $510 | 24.4% |
| 154th | Guinea-Bissau | $460 | -27.0% |
| 155th | Kenya | $450 | 12.5% |
| 156th | Togo | $440 | -8.3% |
| 157th | Angola | $420 | -6.7% |
| 158th | Haiti | $410 | 2.5% |
| 159th | India | $410 | 0.0% |
| 160th | Pakistan | $410 | -4.7% |
| 161st | Zimbabwe | $410 | -21.2% |
| 162nd | Bangladesh | $390 | 5.4% |
| 163rd | Ghana | $380 | 0.0% |
| 164th | Zambia | $370 | -11.9% |
| 165th | Kyrgyz Republic | $360 | -7.7% |
| 166th | Viet Nam | $360 | 2.9% |
| 167th | Benin | $350 | -2.8% |
| 168th | Tanzania | $350 | 12.9% |
| 169th | Yemen, Republic of | $350 | -16.7% |
| 170th | Sudan | $340 | -15.0% |
| 171st | Eritrea | $330 | 0.0% |
| 172nd | Lao PDR | $300 | -18.9% |
| 173rd | Madagascar | $290 | 0.0% |
| 174th | Mozambique | $290 | 16.0% |
| 175th | Malawi | $290 | 0.0% |
| 176th | Uganda | $290 | -3.3% |
| 177th | Cambodia | $280 | -9.7% |
| 178th | Central African Republic | $270 | -6.9% |
| 179th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $270 | 12.5% |
| 180th | Mali | $260 | -3.7% |
| 181st | Niger | $250 | 8.7% |
| 182nd | Burkina Faso | $240 | -4.0% |
| 183rd | Rwanda | $230 | 4.5% |
| 184th | Chad | $210 | 0.0% |
| 185th | Nepal | $200 | -4.8% |
| 186th | Liberia | $180 | 12.5% |
| 187th | Sierra Leone | $170 | -15.0% |
| 188th | Tajikistan | $170 | 6.3% |
| 189th | Burundi | $150 | 0.0% |
| 190th | Myanmar | $130 | 0.0% |
| 191st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $110 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Jamaica's gni per capita in 1998?▾
Jamaica's gni per capita in 1998 was $2,940. This ranked 81st globally.
How did Jamaica's gni per capita change in 1998?▾
Jamaica's gni per capita increased by 5.0% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest gni per capita in 1998?▾
Liechtenstein had the highest gni per capita in 1998 at $79,220.
What is the gni per capita of Jamaica in 1998?▾
The gni per capita of Jamaica in 1998 was $2,940. This ranked 81st globally.
How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Jamaica's gni per capita?▾
Jamaica's gni per capita went from $2,800 in 1997 to $2,940 in 1998, a 5.0% increase.
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