Industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica
Jamaica: Industry (including construction), value added was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica, 1993–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 16.3% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica peaked at 28.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 159th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28.4% | — |
| 1994 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 23.0% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 615.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 97,953 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 489.66 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 57,275 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica was 16.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Jamaica ranks 159th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 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.