Export unit values, US dollar in Jamaica
Jamaica: Export unit values, US dollar was 0.7904 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Export unit values, US dollar in Jamaica, 1963β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export unit values, us dollar in Jamaica is 0.7904, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit values, us dollar in Jamaica peaked at 1.06 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.7652, in 1996.
That places Jamaica 53rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9765 | 0.8592 | 1.06 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8906 | 0.7768 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8931 | 0.7876 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8601 | 0.7652 | 0.9682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8673 | 0.7795 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8446 | 0.7904 | 0.8791 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More trade data for Jamaica
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 130.19 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 105.59 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.96 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.34 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 94.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 70.11 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.28 (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 2.74 million (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 271.74 million (2023)
- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -269.00 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit values, us dollar in Jamaica?
- Export unit values, us dollar in Jamaica was 0.7904 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 1963.
- What is the lowest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7652 in 1996.
- How does Jamaica rank for export unit values, us dollar?
- Jamaica ranks 53rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export unit values, us dollar rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.