Industry (including construction), value added … unit GDP 2015 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Industry (including construction), value added … unit GDP 2015 was 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Jamaica, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Jamaica is 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Jamaica peaked at 2.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added … unit GDP 2015 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 2.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 2.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 2.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 1.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 1.78 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9575 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8214 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9976 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8625 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 1985 | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8053 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7309 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6606 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8571 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5696 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5676 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4069 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3264 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3213 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3095 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2417 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2185 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1909 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1797 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1771 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.165 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1716 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1466 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.169 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 76% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added … unit GDP 2015 in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +47.0% | 0.6514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8214 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7848 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5276 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3213 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8571 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2731 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1909 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Romania 0.1291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Albania 0.1281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 France 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Netherlands 0.1243 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Seychelles 0.1212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Jamaica?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Jamaica was 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Jamaica ranks 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.