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About

Jamaica-United States Trade: In 2023, Jamaica exported $709M to United States. The main products that Jamaica exported to United States were Petroleum Gas ($237M), Refined Petroleum ($114M), and Aluminium Ore ($64.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.73%, from $651M in 2018 to $709M in 2023.

In 2023, Jamaica did not export any services to United States.

United States-Jamaica Trade: In 2023, United States exported $3.11B to Jamaica. The main products that United States exported to Jamaica were Refined Petroleum ($858M), Petroleum Gas ($240M), and Corn ($92.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 2.54%,  from $2.74B in 2018 to $3.11B in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Jamaica.

Comparison: In 2023,  Jamaica ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 147 in total exports ($1.89B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Jamaica exported $709M to United States. The main products exported from Jamaica to United States were Petroleum Gas ($237M), Refined Petroleum ($114M), and Aluminium Ore ($64.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.73%, from $651M in 2018 to $709M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $3.11B to Jamaica. The main products exported from United States to Jamaica were Refined Petroleum ($858M), Petroleum Gas ($240M), and Corn ($92.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 2.54%, from $2.74B in 2023 to $3.11B in 2018.

Exports from Jamaica (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Jamaica (Flag) and United States (Flag)

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Jamaica
Top Destination
United States$709M
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Jamaica than United States included Guam ($64.7k) and Bonaire ($47.4k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Jamaica included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Jamaica - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Jamaica had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($440M), Foodstuffs ($195M), and Chemical Products ($28.6M).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.13B), Machines ($445M), and Foodstuffs ($372M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Jamaica United States+$103MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United States Jamaica+$42.4MPetroleum Gas

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 Jamaica and United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Jamaica indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Jamaica.

Product Space of Jamaica (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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