Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Jamaica stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 160th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +145.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -76.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 157 Cambodia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Cuba 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 China 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Aruba 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Cape Verde 0 units per US$ of GDP
- 160 Curaçao 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Grenada 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Hong Kong, China 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Haiti 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Monaco 0 units per US$ of GDP
- 160 Myanmar 0 units per US$ of GDP
- 160 Singapore 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Timor-Leste 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Uzbekistan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More social development data for Jamaica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Jamaica?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.