What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Namibia?

16 current US$ per person, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Namibia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Jamaica

2,708 current US$ per person

in 2025

Namibia

2,724 current US$ per person

in 2025

Jamaica rank

113th

Namibia rank

112th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

Jamaica
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2,724 current US$ per person against 2,708 current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 16 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 112th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	586.53 current US$ per person	949.39 current US$ per person	362.86 current US$ per person	Namibia
1990s	982.41 current US$ per person	924.34 current US$ per person	58.07 current US$ per person	Jamaica
2000s	1,808 current US$ per person	1,375 current US$ per person	433.08 current US$ per person	Jamaica
2010s	2,084 current US$ per person	3,032 current US$ per person	948.7 current US$ per person	Namibia
2020s	2,410 current US$ per person	2,489 current US$ per person	78.79 current US$ per person	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Jamaica or Namibia?: Namibia, at 2,724 current US$ per person against 2,708 current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Namibia?: 16 current US$ per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?: Jamaica ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 112th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (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.