Poverty & Inequality in Jamaica 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 22.9% 2021 — 54th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 5.1% 2021 — 55th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% 2021 — 59th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2021 — 68th Prosperity gap 2.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 — 57th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 7.0% 2021 — 55th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 23.7% 2021 — 42nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% 2021 — 58th Income share held by second 20% 10.3% 2021 — 98th Gini index 39.9 2021 — 28th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.7% 2021 — 96th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.2% 2021 — 90th Income share held by highest 10% 29.6% 2021 — 40th Income share held by highest 20% 45.8% 2021 — 35th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.8% 2021 — 23rd Income share held by third 20% 15.3% 2021 — 85th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 17.2% 2021 — 21st Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 1.4% 2021 — 59th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 8.2% 2023 down 66.7% 60th