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$4.07TCURRENT US$
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15.5%CURRENT US$
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$17.1BCURRENT US$
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15.5%CURRENT US$
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$48,432CURRENT US$
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10.4%CURRENT US$
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$6,047CURRENT US$
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12.7%CURRENT US$
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Germany-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $87.4M to Jamaica. The main products that Germany exported to Jamaica were Cars ($15.4M), Packaged Medicaments ($5.96M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.56M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.38%, from $93.7M in 2017 to $87.4M in 2022.

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

Jamaica-Germany Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $6.07M to Germany. The main products that Jamaica exported to Germany were Hard Liquor ($3.55M), Refined Petroleum ($764k), and Pepper ($438k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 46.4%,  from $137M in 2017 to $6.07M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Jamaica ranked 72 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 145 in total exports ($1.95B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Germany exported $87.4M to Jamaica. The main products exported from Germany to Jamaica were Cars ($15.4M), Packaged Medicaments ($5.96M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.56M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.38%, from $93.7M in 2017 to $87.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Jamaica exported $6.07M to Germany. The main products exported from Jamaica to Germany were Hard Liquor ($3.55M), Refined Petroleum ($764k), and Pepper ($438k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 46.4%, from $137M in 2022 to $6.07M in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Jamaica (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Jamaica (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B
Jamaica
Top Destination
United States$1.11B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Jamaica included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Germany included Barbados ($32.2M), Saint Kitts and Nevis ($12.5M), and Saint Lucia ($10.1M).

Difference in imports from Jamaica (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Jamaica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Transportation ($18.7M), Chemical Products ($17.6M), and Machines ($15.3M).

During 2017, Jamaica had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Foodstuffs ($3.78M), Mineral Products ($793k), and Vegetable Products ($773k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
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) (2022)

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