Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Jamaica

Jamaica: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural was 16,116 in 2002. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2002)
16,116
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 65 countries
All-time high
16,116
in 1999
All-time low
859.5
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Jamaica, 1990–2002

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990199620021990: 859.51996: 8.1k1999: 16.1k2001: 16.1k2002: 16.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2002, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Jamaica stood at 16,116. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,775.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Jamaica peaked at 16,116 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 859.5, in 1990.

That places Jamaica 15th out of 65 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,344 859.5 16,116 3
2000s 16,116 16,116 16,116 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 12 Sri Lanka 18,000 compare
  2. 13 Pakistan 17,380 compare
  3. 13 Rwanda 17,380
  4. 16 Bangladesh 10,000
  5. 17 Thailand 9,500 compare
  6. 18 Dominican Republic 8,135 compare

See the full ranking of 65 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Jamaica?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Jamaica was 16,116 in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 16,116 in 1999.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 859.5 in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural?
Jamaica ranks 15th out of 65 countries with data for 2002.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,775.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 855 data points, 1981–2021
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