Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 16.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Jamaica, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Jamaica stood at 16.3%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Jamaica peaked at 23.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.6% | — |
| 1999 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -46.8% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 | -46.8% | 23.3% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 23.3% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.8% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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, primary products in Jamaica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Jamaica was 16.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).