High income vs Jamaica: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

High income
5.7%
in 2023
Jamaica
16.6%
in 2023
High income rank
17th
Jamaica rank
19th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time

  • High income
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 16.6% against 5.7% in High income, a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.9 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 17th and Jamaica ranks 19th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 5.8% 1.6% 4.2% High income
1970s 4.0% 2.9% 1.1% High income
1980s 4.4% 7.1% 2.7% Jamaica
1990s 4.1% 7.5% 3.4% Jamaica
2000s 4.7% 11.1% 6.3% Jamaica
2010s 5.3% 13.7% 8.4% Jamaica
2020s 5.4% 18.1% 12.7% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, High income or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 16.6% against 5.7% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between High income and Jamaica?
10.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Jamaica?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do High income and Jamaica rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
High income ranks 17th and Jamaica ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.