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2023
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Exports $120MRnk 127 / 220
2023
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Top Product $28.2MCars
2023
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Exports $12.3MRnk 21 / 150
2023
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Top Product $5.48MRefined Petroleum
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.79Rnk 5 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.14Rnk 70 / 132
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GDP$4.53TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH18.8%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$19.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH36.2%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $54,343CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH15.1%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC$6,840CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH33.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Germany-Jamaica Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $120M to Jamaica. The main products that Germany exported to Jamaica were Cars ($28.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($15.3M), and Special Purpose Ships ($10.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.66%, from $130M in 2018 to $120M in 2023.

In 2023, Germany did not export any services to Jamaica.

Jamaica-Germany Trade: In 2023, Jamaica exported $12.3M to Germany. The main products that Jamaica exported to Germany were Refined Petroleum ($5.48M), Hard Liquor ($4.94M), and Coffee ($514k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 38.1%,  from $136M in 2018 to $12.3M in 2023.

In 2023, Jamaica did not export any services to Germany.

Comparison: In 2023,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T). That same year, Jamaica ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 147 in total exports ($1.89B).

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, Germany exported €3.87M and imported €651k from Jamaica, resulting in a positive trade balance of €3.22M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Germany have decreased by €-4.2M (-52%) from €8.08M to €3.87M, while imports increased by €93k (16.7%) from €558k to €651k.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of Germany to Jamaica were Motor cars and motor caravans (€999k), Articles of rubber (€430k), Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€308k), Mineral oil products (€230k), and Other food of vegetable origin (€222k). In November 2024 the top imports of Germany from Jamaica were Spirits (€335k), Spices (€210k), Other end products (€120k), Coffee (€58k), and Other raw material for chemical products (€6k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Bavaria (€790k), Baden-Württemberg (€650k), Bremen (€350k), North Rhine-Westphalia (€255k), and Saxony (€159k), while imports destinations were mainly Hesse (€181k), Lower Saxony (€149k), Hamburg (€113k), Schleswig-Holstein (€111k), and Brandenburg (€47k).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year exports to Jamaica was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Pharmaceutical products (€-512k or -91.9%), Malt (€-264k or -87.7%), and Printed products (€-149k or -100%). In November 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Jamaica was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Spices (€45k or 27.3%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€-4.2M(-52%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€93k(16.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Bavaria€790k

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Germany exported $120M to Jamaica. The main products exported from Germany to Jamaica were Cars ($28.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($15.3M), and Special Purpose Ships ($10.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.66%, from $130M in 2018 to $120M in 2023.

In 2018, Jamaica exported $12.3M to Germany. The main products exported from Jamaica to Germany were Refined Petroleum ($5.48M), Hard Liquor ($4.94M), and Coffee ($514k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 38.1%, from $136M in 2023 to $12.3M in 2018.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Jamaica (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B
Jamaica
Top DestinationUnited States$709M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than Jamaica included United States ($157B), France ($118B), and Netherlands ($108B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Germany included Guyana ($80.7M), Barbados ($46.1M), and Dominica ($8.5M).

Difference in imports from Jamaica (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Jamaica

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

During 2023, Germany had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Transportation ($41.8M), Machines ($27.2M), and Chemical Products ($20.7M).

During 2018, Jamaica had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.51M), Foodstuffs ($4.98M), and Vegetable Products ($1.28M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Jamaica+$15.1MCars
Top Product Potential Jamaica Germany+$3.44MHard Liquor

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

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