Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica
Jamaica: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 18.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica is 18.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica peaked at 28.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1995.
That places Jamaica 85th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.9% | — |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -90.8% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +867.4% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 1.9% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 3 |
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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 9.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 0.0582 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 1,211 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 192,663 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0046 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica was 18.8% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Jamaica ranks 85th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing