Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica
Jamaica: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 18.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica is 18.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica peaked at 28.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1995.
That places Jamaica 85th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 1.9% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 3 |
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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 medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Jamaica was 18.8% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Jamaica ranks 85th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing