Jamaica vs Namibia: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Jamaica
26.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Namibia
28.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Jamaica rank
144th
Namibia rank
143rd
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Jamaica
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 28.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 26.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica, a difference of 1.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 144th and Namibia ranks 143rd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 15.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.40 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 12.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 15.73 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 20.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.33 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 25.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 567.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Namibia |
| 2020s | 26.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 636.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Jamaica or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 28.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 26.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Jamaica and Namibia?
- 1.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Jamaica ranks 144th and Namibia ranks 143rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.