Trade, Overall in Jamaica
Jamaica: Trade, Overall was 0.9033 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Jamaica, 1979–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.9033 for trade, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Jamaica peaked at 0.9033 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.436, in 1981.
Jamaica ranks 47th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4372 | — |
| 1980 | 0.4373 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.436 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4362 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4378 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4377 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4365 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4365 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4365 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4365 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4365 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4698 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7699 | +63.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8032 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8032 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8032 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8032 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7794 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7794 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7794 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.805 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8848 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8848 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8825 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8817 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8823 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8823 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8853 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8838 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8838 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8838 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8922 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8923 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8676 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9033 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9033 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.9033 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8582, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.9033 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9033, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +63.9% | 0.4698 | 0.7699 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4372 | 0.4372 | 0.4372 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4368 | 0.436 | 0.4378 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7596 | 0.4698 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8835 | 0.8817 | 0.8853 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8917 | 0.8676 | 0.9033 | 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)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 95.69 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.74 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Jamaica?
- Trade, overall in Jamaica was 0.9033 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9033 in 2013.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.436 in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for trade, overall?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.