Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica stood at 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 129th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1177 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 65% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Qatar 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 Kuwait 0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 United Kingdom 0.0768 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Mali 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Moldova 0.0741 current 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 manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.