Industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica
Jamaica: Industry (including construction), value added was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica, 1967–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 116.4% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica peaked at 14.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -13.0%, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | -0.6% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 1970s | -0.4% | -11.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | -9.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -3.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -13.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -5.3% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- DEC alternative conversion factor 159.1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 603.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 546.60 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -55.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -347.79 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.25 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,790 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.56 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Jamaica was 0.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.0% in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Jamaica ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.