Manufacturing, value added in Jamaica
Jamaica: Manufacturing, value added was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Jamaica, 1967–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Jamaica is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 411.3% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Jamaica peaked at 11.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 1970s | -0.2% | -7.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | -11.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.6% | -6.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.2% | -4.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -5.8% | 9.1% | 6 |
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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 manufacturing, value added in Jamaica?
- Manufacturing, value added in Jamaica was 1.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Jamaica ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.