Cayman Islands: Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Cayman Islands' industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) rose 2% on 2023 (from US$441.57 million to US$450.52 million).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.8% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.5% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$13.74 million a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$493.9 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$4.5 million, against US$19.07 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Cayman Islands had the 17th highest value of the 26 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cayman Islands in the 2024 ranking

• Bahamas, The — 14th of 26: US$1.25 billion
• Suriname — 15th of 26: US$1.13 billion
• Barbados — 16th of 26: US$766.32 million
• Bermuda — 18th of 26: US$397.09 million
• Solomon Islands — 19th of 26: US$302.3 million
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 20th of 26: US$294.66 million

What this measures

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Ideally, industrial output should be measured through regular censuses and surveys of firms. But in most developing countries such surveys are infrequent, so earlier survey results must be extrapolated using an appropriate indicator. The choice of sampling unit, which may be the enterprise (where responses may be based on financial records) or the establishment (where production units may be recorded separately), also affects the quality of the data. Moreover, much industrial production is organized in unincorporated or owner-operated ventures that are not captured by surveys aimed at the formal sector.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 19 values

Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$375.86 million (2025)
• Argentina — US$128.86 billion (2025)
• Aruba — US$379.98 million (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$1.25 billion (2024)
• Barbados — US$766.32 million (2024)
• Belize — US$390.03 million (2025)
• Bolivia — US$8.65 billion (2024)
• Brazil — US$364.64 billion (2025)
• Chile

More economic policy & debt data for Cayman Islands

• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$35.78 billion (2025)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — US$25.25 billion (2025)
• Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$32.69 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) — -22.43% (2024)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 40.92% (2024)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$35.15 million (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Cayman Islands's industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$)?

US$450.52 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.TOTL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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