Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Jamaica stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Jamaica peaked at 16.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 147th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -25.8% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +46.4% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +71.7% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -42.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +108.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +117.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -66.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -68.9% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +662.6% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -43.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -84.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +83.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -23.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 4% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +662.6% | 1.7% | 13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Jamaica?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Jamaica was 1.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Jamaica ranks 147th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.