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Jamaica: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

105 / 127

Importer Rank

92 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

94 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $1,586,350,782
Total Imports (2019) $6,339,232,886
Trade Balance (2019) ($4,752,882,104)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 37.9%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 52.07%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $615,481,903
Netherlands $219,127,451
Canada $139,778,495
Iceland $117,765,440
Russia $69,759,540
Norway $64,523,549
United Kingdom $49,976,694
China $36,193,242
Georgia $32,535,500
Trinidad and Tobago $29,632,210

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $2,868,132,666
China $492,158,344
Colombia $329,488,933
Japan $298,540,343
Brazil $195,865,969
Trinidad and Tobago $173,133,968
Mexico $120,688,707
Ecuador $112,308,804
Canada $106,014,852
Turkey $104,012,996

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $749,450,962
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $299,629,165
(22) Beverages $128,123,164
(26) Ores $90,053,313
(07) Vegetables $38,316,622
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $34,191,251
(21) Prepared Foods $33,004,218
(09) Coffee & Spices $24,732,026
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $24,714,245
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $12,677,525

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,667,484,781
(84) Industrial Machinery $544,918,001
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $543,254,252
(85) Electrical Machinery $342,171,001
(39) Plastics $223,836,605
(30) Pharmaceuticals $165,893,344
(21) Prepared Foods $165,142,523
(10) Cereals $159,967,970
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $140,975,032
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $135,341,076

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/4/2021
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