Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP was 51.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Jamaica, 1993–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 51.0% for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 92.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 40th out of 98 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 27.1% | — |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | -36.6% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | +38.8% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +30.1% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -52.7% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +86.6% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 21.1% | 33.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 39.4% | 62.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 21.1% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 51.0% | 78.0% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,222 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 111,319 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Jamaica?
- Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Jamaica was 51.0% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 98 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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End-of-year total market capitalization of listed domestic companies, divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.