Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Jamaica, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Jamaica is 8.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Jamaica peaked at 21.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21.2% | — |
| 1999 | 18.8% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -61.6% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 86 French Polynesia 9.2% compare
- 87 Vanuatu 9.0% compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.5% compare
- 90 Switzerland 8.2% compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 8.1% compare
- 92 Tajikistan 8.0% compare
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Jamaica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Jamaica was 8.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.