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

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Kenya: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Jamaica

0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya

0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Jamaica rank

158th

Kenya rank

159th

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

Jamaica
Kenya

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 158th and Kenya ranks 159th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1504 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2000s	0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2010s	0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1697 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, Jamaica or Kenya?: Jamaica, at 0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Jamaica and Kenya?: 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?: Jamaica ranks 158th and Kenya ranks 159th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.