Productivity: output per hour worked in Jamaica
Jamaica: Productivity: output per hour worked was 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Jamaica, 1986–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Jamaica peaked at 11.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1986.
Jamaica ranks 99th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 96 Uzbekistan 11.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 97 Philippines 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 100 Ghana 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 101 Bolivia 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 102 Myanmar 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Jamaica
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Jamaica?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Jamaica was 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2013.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1986.
- How does Jamaica rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Jamaica ranks 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.