Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 60.1% against 59.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 60.2% | 10.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 65.2% | 9.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 62.7% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Dominican Republic, at 60.1% against 59.8% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for services, value added?
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.