buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $60.21 buys in Jamaica. Prices across Jamaica's economy average 60% of the United States', so a dollar goes 66% further in Jamaica.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Jamaica
United States
Economy
Population
2.84 million
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$22.7 billion
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$8,003
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$13,291
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
60%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.66 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$14.29 a day2021 survey · $5,216 a year · consumption
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Jamaica
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$37.7 billion
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
95.80Jamaican dollar
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$7,790
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$13,090
$89,490
World Bank income groups: Jamaica, upper middle income; United States, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.