Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Jamaica
Jamaica: Import quality, Mean, US dollar was 0.9246 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Jamaica, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import quality, mean, us dollar in Jamaica stood at 0.9246.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import quality, mean, us dollar in Jamaica peaked at 0.9597 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7463, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.7471 | — |
| 1964 | 0.7811 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8411 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8355 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8563 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8593 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8256 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8718 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8484 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7829 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8581 | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7607 | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7997 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8586 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.904 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.785 | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8133 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7463 | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7891 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8189 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8391 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7822 | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7854 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7883 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8289 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8331 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7899 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8559 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8217 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.819 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8117 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8159 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8062 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8421 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8543 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8259 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8277 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.832 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8598 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8565 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8429 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8362 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.852 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8648 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8742 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8715 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8857 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9169 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9077 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9597 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9295 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9246 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8209 | 0.7471 | 0.8593 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8283 | 0.7607 | 0.904 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8001 | 0.7463 | 0.8391 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.828 | 0.8062 | 0.8559 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8575 | 0.832 | 0.8857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9277 | 0.9077 | 0.9597 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import quality, mean, us dollar in Jamaica?
- Import quality, mean, us dollar in Jamaica was 0.9246 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9597 in 2012.
- What is the lowest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7463 in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import quality, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import quality, Mean, 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.