Barbados vs Jamaica: Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP
Barbados
51.5%
in 2020
Jamaica
51.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
38th
Jamaica rank
40th
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 51.5% against 51.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.
Barbados ranks 38th and Jamaica ranks 40th of 98 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 26.8% | 11.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 45.4% | 12.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 46.1% | 11.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 78.0% | 26.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 51.5% against 51.0% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 38th and Jamaica ranks 40th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
End-of-year total market capitalization of listed domestic companies, divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.