Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jamaica
Jamaica: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 92.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jamaica, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 92.3% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jamaica peaked at 99.7% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2006.
Jamaica ranks 12th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.2% | — |
| 1961 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 99.7% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 97.3% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 95.5% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 95.3% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 90.7% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 95.5% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 94.5% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 93.0% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 86.7% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 89.6% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 93.5% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 94.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 93.4% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 95.7% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 96.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 93.6% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 91.8% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 91.1% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 96.5% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -1.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 92.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 92.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.7% | 97.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 90.7% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.3% | 86.7% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 91.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 80.4% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 87.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.3% | 93.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jamaica?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jamaica was 92.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Jamaica ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.