How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita

Dominican Republic

in 2016

Jamaica

in 2016

Dominican Republic rank

56th

Jamaica rank

54th

Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 61 against 59 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 54th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	68.67	51.33	17.33	Dominican Republic
1970s	57.4	48	9.4	Dominican Republic
1980s	56.5	51.2	5.3	Dominican Republic
1990s	74.1	76.1	2	Jamaica
2000s	73.2	75.8	2.6	Jamaica
2010s	66.43	71.86	5.43	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 61 against 59 in Dominican Republic as of 2016.
What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 2, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?: Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 54th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 121 places, 5,650 data points, 1964–2016
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.