Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Jamaica

Name: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Jamaica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Jamaica: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.7%

World rank

148th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.3757 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1992

All-time low

0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Jamaica, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Jamaica peaked at 0.3757 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

Jamaica ranks 148th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2227 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.2255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1962	0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1963	0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1964	0.2361 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1965	0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1966	0.1979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1967	0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1968	0.1941 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1969	0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1970	0.2381 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
1971	0.2168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1972	0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1973	0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1974	0.2926 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.0%
1975	0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1976	0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.5%
1977	0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1978	0.275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.8%
1979	0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.2%
1980	0.3382 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1981	0.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1982	0.2283 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.7%
1983	0.1846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
1984	0.293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.7%
1985	0.2518 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1986	0.1979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1987	0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1988	0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1989	0.2159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1990	0.2341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1991	0.2733 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1992	0.3757 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.5%
1993	0.2681 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.6%
1994	0.2898 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1995	0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1996	0.2537 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1997	0.2131 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
1998	0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.0%
1999	0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2000	0.1437 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2001	0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2002	0.1139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2003	0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2004	0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2005	0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2006	0.1698 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.3%
2007	0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2008	0.1765 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2009	0.1118 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.7%
2010	0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2011	0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
2012	0.1159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2013	0.1102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2014	0.1047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2015	0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
2016	0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2017	0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2018	0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.5%
2019	0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2020	0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2021	0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
2022	0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2023	0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2437 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2448 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3382 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2465 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3757 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1118 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

145 Uruguay 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
146 Egypt 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
147 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
149 Cameroon 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
150 Somalia 0.0905 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
151 Montenegro 0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Jamaica

Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
Food imports 20.5% (2023)
Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 30.4% (2023)
Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Jamaica?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Jamaica was 0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.3757 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Jamaica rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Jamaica ranks 148th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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: 249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.