Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.5 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 152nd and Jamaica ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 9.7% | -0.4% | 10.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.5% | -0.2% | 6.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -0.8% | 3.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 0.6% | 5.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Dominican Republic ranks 152nd and Jamaica ranks 154th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.