Trade and Industry Around the World

Jamaica (JAM)

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What each indicator means

Manufacturing value added
Value added by manufacturing as a share of the economy (GDP).
Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Net inflows of direct investment from abroad, in US dollars. It swings a lot from year to year.
High-technology exports
Share of manufactured exports made up of research-intensive products such as aircraft, electronics and pharmaceuticals.

Where this country stands

For each indicator below, the country's figure is placed against all 204 countries and areas covered by the same source. The median is the middle value once every country is ordered by that indicator.

IndicatorValueRankMedianRanked 1stRanked last
Manufacturing value added7.73 %132 / 20310.09 %Puerto Rico 44.14Bermuda 0.33
Foreign direct investment, net inflows305,079,506 US$131 / 204922,462,642 US$US 297,058,000,000Switzerland -108,395,568,634
High-technology exports2.65 %132 / 1865.76 %Cayman Islands 85.52Macao 0

Countries ranked next to it: Bhutan, Moldova, Bolivia, Barbados, Nigeria, Pakistan