Belize vs Jamaica: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Jamaica ahead.
Belize ranks 174th and Jamaica ranks 175th of 196 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 55.7% | 30.2% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 56.2% | 44.2% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 22.5% | 4.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 9.7% | 4.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 5.7% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Belize or Jamaica?
- Belize, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Belize and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Belize ranks 174th and Jamaica ranks 175th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.