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GOAL 1: No Poverty in Jamaica

Jamaica: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
62nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.833 5 year moving average
in 2005
All-time low
0.286 5 year moving average
in 2019
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Jamaica, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.75 5 year moving average2005: 0.833 5 year moving average2006: 0.833 5 year moving average2007: 0.833 5 year moving average2008: 0.833 5 year moving average2009: 0.667 5 year moving average2010: 0.833 5 year moving average2011: 0.833 5 year moving average2012: 0.833 5 year moving average2013: 0.833 5 year moving average2014: 0.833 5 year moving average2015: 0.571 5 year moving average2016: 0.714 5 year moving average2017: 0.429 5 year moving average2018: 0.429 5 year moving average2019: 0.286 5 year moving average2020: 0.286 5 year moving average2021: 0.714 5 year moving average2022: 0.625 5 year moving average2023: 0.8 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.8 5 year moving average for goal 1: no poverty in 2023.

That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Jamaica peaked at 0.833 5 year moving average in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.286 5 year moving average, in 2019.

Jamaica ranks 62nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7915 5 year moving average 0.667 5 year moving average 0.833 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6594 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average 0.833 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.6062 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 1: no poverty in Jamaica?
Goal 1: no poverty in Jamaica was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2005.
What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.286 5 year moving average in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for goal 1: no poverty?
Jamaica ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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