Jamaica: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2012 is 19.9 percent, an increase from 17.6 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 20.48 percent, based on data from 57 countries. Historically, the average for Jamaica from 1989 to 2012 is 21.2 percent. The minimum value, 9.9 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 44.6 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.