Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple was 5.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Jamaica, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Jamaica is 5.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Jamaica peaked at 20.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.1% | — |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -66.3% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +61.1% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 5.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.7%, 64% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -66.3% | 16.7% | 5.6% |
| 2012 | +61.1% | 5.5% | 8.8% |
| 2015 | -35.5% | 8.8% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.7% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 114 Saudi Arabia 5.8% compare
- 115 Philippines 5.7% compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 5.4% compare
- 118 Libya 5.1% compare
- 119 Mongolia 5.0% compare
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Jamaica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Jamaica was 5.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Jamaica ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.