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Jamaica: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

119 / 138

Importer Rank

105 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

94 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $1,440,530,765
Total Imports (2021) $5,975,614,937
Trade Balance (2021) ($4,535,084,172)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 27.97%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 45.21%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $730,334,144
Netherlands $146,815,361
Canada $98,387,751
United Kingdom $63,689,667
Russia $44,170,364
Iceland $29,452,437
Switzerland $27,136,918
France $20,864,203
Cayman Islands $20,728,924
Barbados $19,815,951

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $2,438,780,171
Brazil $514,337,388
China $463,887,782
Japan $206,298,452
Turkey $189,845,441
Colombia $170,446,184
Nigeria $159,439,909
Trinidad and Tobago $140,340,356
Dominican Republic $115,659,078
Mexico $115,242,926

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $468,934,080
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $399,882,152
(22) Beverages $146,846,040
(26) Ores $71,830,135
(07) Vegetables $46,588,768
(21) Prepared Foods $45,797,307
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $42,968,128
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $30,205,852
(09) Coffee & Spices $29,892,284
(03) Seafood $19,419,501

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,547,034,245
(84) Industrial Machinery $435,039,607
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $425,043,120
(85) Electrical Machinery $286,552,245
(39) Plastics $233,366,463
(10) Cereals $200,813,813
(72) Iron & Steel $194,329,133
(21) Prepared Foods $187,238,135
(30) Pharmaceuticals $177,008,369
(44) Wood $126,102,563

Sources:

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