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
010.0B20.0B30.0B195319882023

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

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.