Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica
Jamaica: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
13.78 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.89 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
11.89 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Jamaica is 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Jamaica peaked at 19.89 million SLC per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 11.89 million SLC per square kilometre, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.27 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 17.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 19.75 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 19.89 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 19.22 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 19.66 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 18.8 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 17.4 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 16.59 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 15.7 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 13.97 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 14.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 15.14 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 15.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 14.79 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 14.84 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 16.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 16.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 18.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 18.84 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 17.39 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 17.95 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 17.77 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 18.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.49 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 16.62 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 15.52 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 14.62 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 14.06 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 13.89 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.52 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 13.47 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 13.18 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 12.97 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.14 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.04 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.42 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.89 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.08 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.05 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.96 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.78 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.31 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 12.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.47 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4142 million SLC per square kilometre, 33.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3504 million SLC per square kilometre, 39.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2 million SLC per square kilometre | 15.7 million SLC per square kilometre | 19.89 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.46 million SLC per square kilometre | 13.97 million SLC per square kilometre | 18.17 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.84 million SLC per square kilometre | 14.06 million SLC per square kilometre | 18.84 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.31 million SLC per square kilometre | 12.42 million SLC per square kilometre | 13.89 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.32 million SLC per square kilometre | 11.89 million SLC per square kilometre | 13.01 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.06 million SLC per square kilometre | 12.31 million SLC per square kilometre | 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 27 Czechia 17.4 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 17.31 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 29 Liechtenstein 14.96 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 31 Senegal 12.98 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 12.68 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 33 Togo 12.54 million SLC per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Jamaica?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Jamaica was 13.78 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.89 million SLC per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.89 million SLC per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Jamaica ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.