Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica
Jamaica: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 6.76 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Jamaica is 6.76 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 70.8% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Jamaica peaked at 74.11 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -4.22 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 113th out of 231 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 16.84 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 1973 | 18.46 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 35.01 % change on previous year | +89.6% |
| 1975 | 14.7 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1976 | 10.45 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1977 | 11.03 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 17.19 % change on previous year | +55.8% |
| 1979 | 12.1 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1980 | 11 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 11.56 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 19 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 1983 | 32.66 % change on previous year | +71.9% |
| 1984 | 23.81 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1985 | 29.42 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 32.07 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 17.36 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 1988 | 9.54 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1989 | 20.28 % change on previous year | +112.7% |
| 1990 | 29.43 % change on previous year | +45.1% |
| 1991 | 43.1 % change on previous year | +46.5% |
| 1992 | 74.11 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 1993 | 24.07 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1994 | 33.57 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 16.28 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1996 | 17.67 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1997 | -0.7935 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9149 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 1999 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +315.7% |
| 2000 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 13.82 % change on previous year | +185.4% |
| 2004 | 13.43 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 2006 | 10.03 % change on previous year | +64.7% |
| 2007 | 14.02 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 17.75 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2010 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2011 | 9.51 % change on previous year | +340.0% |
| 2012 | 8.59 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2017 | 8.07 % change on previous year | +245.2% |
| 2018 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 2020 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -184.6% |
| 2021 | 15.83 % change on previous year | -475.1% |
| 2022 | 23.13 % change on previous year | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 6.76 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6.76 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.07 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6.76 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.11 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +475.1% | -4.22 % change on previous year | 15.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.48 % change on previous year | 10.45 % change on previous year | 35.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.67 % change on previous year | 9.54 % change on previous year | 32.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.21 % change on previous year | -0.7935 % change on previous year | 74.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.82 % change on previous year | 4.48 % change on previous year | 17.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 10.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 % change on previous year | -4.22 % change on previous year | 23.13 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 110 Belarus 6.96 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Comoros 6.88 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Italy 6.87 % change on previous year compare
- 114 China, Hong Kong SAR 6.63 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Australia 6.61 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Paraguay 6.48 % change on previous year 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 6.76 % change on previous year 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 74.11 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.22 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 231 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 down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.