Cameroon vs Jamaica: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Cameroon
8.62 billion current US$
in 2023
Jamaica
7.59 billion current US$
in 2023
Cameroon rank
119th
Jamaica rank
122nd
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Cameroon
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 8.62 billion current US$ against 7.59 billion current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 1.03 billion current US$.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 119th and Jamaica ranks 122nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.16 million current US$ | 282.00 million current US$ | 159.84 million current US$ | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 560.75 million current US$ | 766.67 million current US$ | 205.92 million current US$ | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.27 billion current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | 105.39 million current US$ | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2.37 billion current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion current US$ | 4.75 billion current US$ | 2.14 billion current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.19 billion current US$ | 5.69 billion current US$ | 499.28 million current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 7.38 billion current US$ | 6.51 billion current US$ | 869.35 million current US$ | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Cameroon or Jamaica?
- Cameroon, at 8.62 billion current US$ against 7.59 billion current US$ in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Cameroon and Jamaica?
- 1.03 billion current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Jamaica rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Cameroon ranks 119th and Jamaica ranks 122nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.