Haiti (HTI) and Jamaica (JAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Haiti-Jamaica Trade: In 2023, Haiti exported $2.51M to Jamaica. The main products that Haiti exported to Jamaica were Plastic Lids ($2.44M), Other Carpets ($18k), and Processed Hair ($11.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Haiti to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $6.93M in 2018 to $2.51M in 2023.

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

Jamaica-Haiti Trade: In 2023, Jamaica exported $32.1M to Haiti. The main products that Jamaica exported to Haiti were Refined Petroleum ($31.8M), Paper Labels ($124k), and Animal Food ($76k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Haiti have increased at an annualized rate of 71.5%, from $2.17M in 2018 to $32.1M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Haiti ranked 162 in total exports ($1.03B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Jamaica ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 147 in total exports ($1.89B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Haiti exported $2.51M to Jamaica. The main products exported from Haiti to Jamaica were Plastic Lids ($2.44M), Other Carpets ($18k), and Processed Hair ($11.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Haiti to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $6.93M in 2018 to $2.51M in 2023.

In 2018, Jamaica exported $32.1M to Haiti. The main products exported from Jamaica to Haiti were Refined Petroleum ($31.8M), Paper Labels ($124k), and Animal Food ($76k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Haiti have increased at an annualized rate of 71.5%, from $2.17M in 2023 to $32.1M in 2018.

Exports from Haiti () to Jamaica () (2023)

Exports from Jamaica () to Haiti () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Haiti
Top DestinationUnited States$844M

Jamaica
Top DestinationUnited States$709M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Haiti than Jamaica included United States ($844M), Mexico ($17.7M), and India ($16.4M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Haiti included Russia ($138M), Latvia ($131M), and Iceland ($127M).

Difference in imports from Jamaica () and Haiti () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Haiti - Jamaica

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

During 2023, Haiti had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($2.45M), Textiles ($18.2k), and Miscellaneous ($13.4k).

During 2018, Jamaica had a large net trade with Haiti in the exports of Mineral Products ($31.8M), Foodstuffs ($132k), and Paper Goods ($125k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Haiti Jamaica+$5.98kHard Liquor

Top Product Potential Jamaica Haiti+$44.3kFlavored Water

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Haiti () to Jamaica () (2023)

Exports from Jamaica () to Haiti () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Jamaica () and Haiti () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Haiti - Jamaica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Haiti () and Jamaica () (2023)

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