Merchandise trade in Jamaica
Jamaica: Merchandise trade was 41.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Jamaica is 41.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Jamaica peaked at 82.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2016.
Jamaica ranks 136th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.8% | — |
| 1961 | 51.2% | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 51.8% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 56.2% | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 51.7% | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 50.6% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 55.7% | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 57.9% | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 61.7% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 57.9% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 54.9% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 64.8% | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 52.0% | -21.0% |
| 1977 | 50.1% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 65.7% | +31.1% |
| 1979 | 74.7% | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 79.6% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 65.2% | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 61.1% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 79.8% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 59.1% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 61.0% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 69.5% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -33.8% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.1% | 50.1% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.4% | 50.1% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 56.7% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.9% | 46.6% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 47.8% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 40.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 40.1% | 51.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 133 Ghana 42.5% compare
- 134 Panama 41.6% compare
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 41.5% compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 41.2% compare
- 138 New Caledonia 41.1% compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 40.8% compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- 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$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,708 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Jamaica?
- Merchandise trade in Jamaica was 41.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for merchandise trade?
- Jamaica ranks 136th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.