Colombia (COL) and Jamaica (JAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Colombia-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, Colombia exported $149M to Jamaica. The main products that Colombia exported to Jamaica were Crude Petroleum ($77.9M), Raw Sugar ($8.65M), and Electrical Transformers ($5.33M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 8.63%, from $98.7M in 2017 to $149M in 2022.

In 2022, Colombia did not export any services to Jamaica.

Jamaica-Colombia Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $2.22M to Colombia. The main products that Jamaica exported to Colombia were Aluminium Oxide ($1.14M), Refined Petroleum ($463k), and Recovered Paper ($256k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 55.9%, from $241k in 2017 to $2.22M in 2022.

In 2022, Jamaica did not export any services to Colombia.

Comparison: In 2022, Colombia ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.11), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B). That same year, Jamaica ranked 72 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 145 in total exports ($1.95B).

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In 2022, Colombia exported $149M to Jamaica. The main products exported from Colombia to Jamaica were Crude Petroleum ($77.9M), Raw Sugar ($8.65M), and Electrical Transformers ($5.33M). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 8.63%, from $98.7M in 2017 to $149M in 2022.

In 2017, Jamaica exported $2.22M to Colombia. The main products exported from Jamaica to Colombia were Aluminium Oxide ($1.14M), Refined Petroleum ($463k), and Recovered Paper ($256k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 55.9%, from $241k in 2022 to $2.22M in 2017.

Exports from Colombia () to Jamaica () (2022)

Exports from Jamaica () to Colombia () (2022)

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Trade between Colombia () and Jamaica ()

Colombia Exports

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Colombia
Top DestinationUnited States$15.6B

Jamaica
Top DestinationUnited States$1.11B

This map shows whether countries import more from Colombia or Jamaica. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Colombia and Jamaica or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Colombia than Jamaica included United States ($15.6B), Panama ($5.84B), and Netherlands ($3.67B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Colombia included Latvia ($33.3M), Antigua and Barbuda ($26.1M), and Barbados ($32.2M).

Difference in imports from Jamaica () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Jamaica

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This chart compares trade between Colombia and Jamaica by product, considering products traded by both, Colombia and Jamaica.

During 2022, Colombia had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Mineral Products ($86.5M), Machines ($16.5M), and Foodstuffs ($16.4M).

During 2017, Jamaica had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.22M), Mineral Products ($463k), and Paper Goods ($260k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Colombia Jamaica+$3.21MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Jamaica Colombia+$1.52MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Colombia and Jamaica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Colombia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Jamaica. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Jamaica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Colombia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Colombia () to Jamaica () (2022)

Exports from Jamaica () to Colombia () (2022)

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Trade between Colombia () and Jamaica ()

Colombia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Jamaica () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Jamaica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Colombia () and Jamaica () (2022)

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