Jamaica vs North America: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Jamaica
- North America
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 92.3% against 67.5% in North America, a difference of 24.8%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 12th and North America ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.7% | 76.5% | 22.2% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 79.1% | 15.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 93.3% | 80.5% | 12.8% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 79.6% | 13.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 75.3% | 14.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 67.6% | 23.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 66.9% | 26.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Jamaica or North America?
- Jamaica, at 92.3% against 67.5% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Jamaica and North America?
- 24.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and North America rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Jamaica ranks 12th and North America ranks 15th 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.