Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 9.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Jamaica, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Jamaica is 9.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Jamaica peaked at 20.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2006.
Jamaica ranks 61st of 184 countries on this measure, 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, weighted mean, manufactured products in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.9% | — |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -45.7% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -4.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.4% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Jamaica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Jamaica was 9.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Jamaica ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. 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, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.