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

Jamaica
2,672 current US$ per person
in 2023
Suriname
2,638 current US$ per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
104th
Suriname rank
106th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 2,672 current US$ per person against 2,638 current US$ per person in Suriname, a difference of 34 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Jamaica ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 106th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 163.15 current US$ per person 246.94 current US$ per person 83.78 current US$ per person Suriname
1970s 380.96 current US$ per person 637.8 current US$ per person 256.84 current US$ per person Suriname
1980s 513.52 current US$ per person 988.45 current US$ per person 474.93 current US$ per person Suriname
1990s 950.13 current US$ per person 1,269 current US$ per person 319.12 current US$ per person Suriname
2000s 1,769 current US$ per person 672.08 current US$ per person 1,097 current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 2,037 current US$ per person 1,735 current US$ per person 301.08 current US$ per person Jamaica
2020s 2,295 current US$ per person 2,549 current US$ per person 253.68 current US$ per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Jamaica or Suriname?
Jamaica, at 2,672 current US$ per person against 2,638 current US$ per person in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Suriname?
34 current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 106th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.