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    Jamaica

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    Americas · #78 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    47.3▼ -4.2 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE

    Jamaica scores 47.3 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #78 of 117 economies. That is down 4.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Alignment at 61.1. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 37.7. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #94of 145 ranked economies▼ 14 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202478838895
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.18% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    113
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.35
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.80
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals9 of 48 made · 51% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture33 of 200 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies11 of 104 made · 27% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts3 of 155 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 19% of that cluster today, and 51% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 2% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 64 OF 113 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Plastic tubes and fittings$32B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY -0.16
    Paper labels$5B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Ice cream$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Malt extract$24B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
    Animal feed$43B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.45
    Packing lids$64B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 430 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Trump calls Nobel Peace Prize pick ‘disgraceful'
    Jamaica Observer Business · Oct 10 · Economic Policy
    STETHS open title defence with 3-0 win over Maggotty
    Jamaica Observer Business · Oct 8 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇵🇾Paraguay45.1→🇺🇦Ukraine44.9→🇵🇪Peru45.6→🇧🇼Botswana46.0→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    25organizations indexed across 8 types · 22 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    9
    Government bodies
    4
    Health research
    3
    SEZ authorities
    3
    Research organizations
    2
    company
    2
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    investor
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 25 indexed
    Kingston Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Kingston · 1976
    Hayes Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Kingston
    Moneague College
    Universities & research bodies · Moneague · 1956
    International University of the Caribbean
    Universities & research bodies · Kingston · 2005
    Coconut Industry Board
    Research organizations · Kingston · 1945
    Mandeville Regional Hospital
    Health research · Mandeville · 1877
    University Hospital of the West Indies
    Health research · Mona Heights · 1948
    JMMB Group
    investor · Kingston
    GraceKennedy
    company · Kingston
    JunksionXlabs
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Kingston
    Proven Group
    company · Kingston
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 25 organizations →

    Jamaica: common questions

    What is Jamaica's IEPA score?
    Jamaica scores 47.3 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #78 of 117 economies.
    What is Jamaica's strongest zone?
    Alignment, at 61.1. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Jamaica back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 37.7, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Jamaica compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Paraguay (45.1), Ukraine (44.9), Peru (45.6), Botswana (46.0).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Jamaica →