Jamaica vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 92.3% against 68.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 12th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.7% | 90.2% | 8.6% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 82.6% | 12.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 93.3% | 81.2% | 12.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 80.2% | 12.9% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 77.8% | 12.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 68.9% | 22.2% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 67.8% | 25.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Jamaica or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Jamaica, at 92.3% against 68.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Jamaica and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 24.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Jamaica ranks 12th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.