Jamaica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.3464 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica rank
97th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
94th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.30.40.50.60.70.8196019922025

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 0.3464 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

Jamaica ranks 97th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 94th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3094 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5976 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2882 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Kitts and Nevis
1970s 0.3538 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6519 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.298 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Kitts and Nevis
1980s 0.4305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5421 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4306 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 0.4337 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.3888 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3032 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0856 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.3544 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3219 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 0.3464 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 97th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 94th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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