Jamaica vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Jamaica
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 19.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 0.5% | 3.6% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 0.2% | 12.2% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 0.2% | 10.9% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 0.1% | 6.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 0.0% | 8.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Jamaica or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Jamaica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Jamaica ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). 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 residuals 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, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.