Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica
Jamaica: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Jamaica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Jamaica peaked at 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Jamaica 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0169 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0222 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0263 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0356 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0408 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.045 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0586 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0657 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0729 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0813 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0968 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1284 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 0.159 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2058 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2717 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3189 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3493 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4202 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5438 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7782 million SLC per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1992 | 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre | +74.1% |
| 1993 | 1.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 2.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 2.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 3.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 3.05 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.34 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.66 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 4.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 5.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 5.51 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 6.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 8.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 8.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 9.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 10.8 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 11.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 12.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 12.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 14.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 15.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.44 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 16.73 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 20.6 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9063 million SLC per square kilometre, 24.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3946 million SLC per square kilometre, 55.7× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +74.1% | 0.7782 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.038 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0169 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0657 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2104 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0729 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4202 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5438 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.19 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.34 million SLC per square kilometre | 8.08 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.71 million SLC per square kilometre | 8.25 million SLC per square kilometre | 15.08 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.44 million SLC per square kilometre | 14.44 million SLC per square kilometre | 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 28 Comoros 25.54 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 29 Haiti 24.85 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 22.43 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 32 Czechia 19.76 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 19.45 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 34 Malawi 17.91 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 21.99 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 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Jamaica ranks 31st 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 103.6%. 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, 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 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 ÷ 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 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.