Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Dominican Republic
2,526 current US$ per person
in 2023
Jamaica
2,672 current US$ per person
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
107th
Jamaica rank
104th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 2,672 current US$ per person against 2,526 current US$ per person in Dominican Republic, a difference of 146 current US$ per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 107th and Jamaica ranks 104th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 30.8 current US$ per person 151.65 current US$ per person 120.85 current US$ per person Jamaica
1970s 171.32 current US$ per person 404.05 current US$ per person 232.73 current US$ per person Jamaica
1980s 241.16 current US$ per person 513.52 current US$ per person 272.37 current US$ per person Jamaica
1990s 493.63 current US$ per person 950.13 current US$ per person 456.5 current US$ per person Jamaica
2000s 1,195 current US$ per person 1,769 current US$ per person 573.25 current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 1,859 current US$ per person 2,037 current US$ per person 177.92 current US$ per person Jamaica
2020s 2,430 current US$ per person 2,295 current US$ per person 135.39 current US$ per person Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 2,672 current US$ per person against 2,526 current US$ per person in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
146 current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Dominican Republic ranks 107th and Jamaica ranks 104th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.