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Jamaica: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

119 / 146

Importer Rank

106 / 145

Trade Balance Rank

104 / 145

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2016) $1,201,786,561
Total Imports (2016) $4,767,089,174
Trade Balance (2016) ($3,565,302,613)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 31.55%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 45.52%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $498,423,853
Canada $145,311,824
Netherlands $124,428,927
Russia $70,567,156
United Kingdom $49,834,302
China $29,050,434
Iceland $23,839,324
Georgia $23,782,127
Cameroon $22,541,744
Trinidad and Tobago $22,525,115

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $1,880,873,170
Trinidad and Tobago $346,666,805
China $311,083,223
Japan $300,356,910
Mexico $196,640,027
Colombia $179,033,103
Germany $115,713,101
Thailand $101,302,409
Canada $85,526,390
Spain $83,683,579

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $458,344,375
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $174,738,558
(26) Ores $92,154,247
(22) Beverages $89,933,447
(09) Coffee & Spices $38,132,019
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $34,681,345
(07) Vegetables $32,554,577
(21) Prepared Foods $28,316,708
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $20,569,954
(84) Industrial Machinery $19,510,691

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $943,193,769
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $542,917,255
(84) Industrial Machinery $399,065,977
(85) Electrical Machinery $302,747,790
(39) Plastics $179,824,975
(30) Pharmaceuticals $149,106,466
(10) Cereals $139,408,692
(21) Prepared Foods $118,233,778
(22) Beverages $109,225,822
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $102,892,541

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2016) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/29/2018
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