Jamaica vs Jordan: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Jamaica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 20.7% against 20.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Jordan ahead.
Jamaica ranks 57th and Jordan ranks 56th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 25.0% | 3.8% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 18.8% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 22.4% | 6.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 16.3% | 1.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 18.2% | 0.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 21.6% | 0.7% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Jamaica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 20.7% against 20.5% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Jamaica and Jordan?
- 0.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jordan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Jordan rank globally for food imports?
- Jamaica ranks 57th and Jordan ranks 56th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.