Exporter Rank

138 / 138

Importer Rank

127 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

63 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $17,082,261
Total Imports (2021) $1,537,819,617
Trade Balance (2021) ($1,520,737,356)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 59.72%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 45.91%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $13,284,795
Jamaica $2,234,623
United Kingdom $1,562,842

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $1,253,419,191
Jamaica $51,888,013
United Kingdom $38,060,197
Mexico $19,352,494
Japan $19,277,888
China $17,870,716
Dominican Republic $16,344,717
Germany $13,865,976
Canada $11,988,696
Panama $10,747,517

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $7,245,467
(72) Iron & Steel $1,626,803
(99) Items nesoi $1,231,165
(90) Precision Instruments $1,019,450
(74) Copper $909,079
(84) Industrial Machinery $816,234
(38) Chemical Products $778,346
(09) Coffee & Spices $594,328
(76) Aluminum $303,186
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $276,114

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $154,742,770
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $116,892,166
(84) Industrial Machinery $115,726,501
(39) Plastics $99,104,834
(85) Electrical Machinery $90,706,868
(94) Furniture $68,818,217
(22) Beverages $52,113,876
(90) Precision Instruments $46,982,359
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $45,993,347
(21) Prepared Foods $45,617,514

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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