Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Jamaica
1.10 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.36 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
43rd
Sri Lanka rank
40th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.36 million current LCU per person against 1.10 million current LCU per person in Jamaica, a difference of 266,070 current LCU per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Jamaica ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 211 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1,184 current LCU per person 1,993 current LCU per person 809.44 current LCU per person Sri Lanka
1980s 5,362 current LCU per person 9,798 current LCU per person 4,436 current LCU per person Sri Lanka
1990s 77,320 current LCU per person 37,337 current LCU per person 39,983 current LCU per person Jamaica
2000s 255,828 current LCU per person 129,940 current LCU per person 125,888 current LCU per person Jamaica
2010s 576,752 current LCU per person 536,469 current LCU per person 40,282 current LCU per person Jamaica
2020s 910,053 current LCU per person 1.04 million current LCU per person 130,370 current LCU per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.36 million current LCU per person against 1.10 million current LCU per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
266,070 current LCU per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.