Jamaica vs Malaysia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 8.7% against 8.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malaysia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 12.5% | 4.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 9.0% | 3.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 8.9% | 3.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.5% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Jamaica or Malaysia?
- Jamaica, at 8.7% against 8.2% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Jamaica ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 87th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.