Labor productivity in Jamaica in 2025 — 20,659 $/person. Ranked 123 in the world out of 168. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4%.
1991–2025 · PPP $ per person employed
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica
| Year | $/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20,659 | −82 | −0.39% |
| 2024 | 20,741 | −183 | −0.87% |
| 2023 | 20,923 | −340 | −1.6% |
| 2022 | 21,264 | +318 | +1.52% |
| 2021 | 20,946 | +402 | +1.96% |
| 2020 | 20,543 | −1,010 | −4.68% |
| 2019 | 21,553 | −389 | −1.77% |
| 2018 | 21,942 | −39 | −0.18% |
| 2017 | 21,981 | −259 | −1.16% |
| 2016 | 22,240 | +526 | +2.42% |
| 2015 | 21,714 | −1,123 | −4.92% |
| 2014 | 22,837 | −559 | −2.39% |
| 2013 | 23,396 | −369 | −1.55% |
| 2012 | 23,765 | −290 | −1.21% |
| 2011 | 24,055 | +31 | +0.13% |
| 2010 | 24,023 | +31 | +0.13% |
| 2009 | 23,993 | −421 | −1.73% |
| 2008 | 24,414 | −445 | −1.79% |
| 2007 | 24,859 | +89 | +0.36% |
| 2006 | 24,770 | +449 | +1.84% |
| 2005 | 24,322 | −38 | −0.15% |
| 2004 | 24,359 | +7 | +0.03% |
| 2003 | 24,352 | +648 | +2.73% |
| 2002 | 23,704 | +261 | +1.11% |
| 2001 | 23,443 | +149 | +0.64% |
| 2000 | 23,294 | +44 | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 23,250 | +142 | +0.62% |
| 1998 | 23,108 | −683 | −2.87% |
| 1997 | 23,791 | −415 | −1.71% |
| 1996 | 24,206 | −109 | −0.45% |
| 1995 | 24,315 | +409 | +1.71% |
| 1994 | 23,905 | +209 | +0.88% |
| 1993 | 23,696 | +1,875 | +8.59% |
| 1992 | 21,821 | +301 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 21,520 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Gross domestic product per person employed in constant dollars at purchasing power parity. It differs from GDP per capita in the denominator: there the whole population, here only those who work — and the difference between the two indicators speaks of demography and employment. A country can have a low GDP per capita alongside decent productivity simply because only a small part of the population works: many children, many women out of employment, early retirement.
Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct denominator is the number of people employed, and we have no separate series for the employed. The labor force will not do — it includes the unemployed, and the discrepancy is largest precisely in countries with high unemployment.
Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.
The soundest measure of living standards: income per person adjusted for prices.
Labor Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Labor Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
Labor Vulnerable employmentThe share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.
