Jamaica (JAM) and South Africa (ZAF) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Jamaica-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $193k to South Africa. The main products that Jamaica exported to South Africa were Hard Liquor ($156k), Paintings ($16.5k), and Navigation Equipment ($6.79k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $430k in 2017 to $193k in 2022.

In 2022, Jamaica did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $8.01M to Jamaica. The main products that South Africa exported to Jamaica were Delivery Trucks ($5.62M), Centrifuges ($492k), and Medical Instruments ($365k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 2.17%, from $7.2M in 2017 to $8.01M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Jamaica.

Comparison: In 2022, Jamaica ranked 72 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 145 in total exports ($1.95B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

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In 2022, Jamaica exported $193k to South Africa. The main products exported from Jamaica to South Africa were Hard Liquor ($156k), Paintings ($16.5k), and Navigation Equipment ($6.79k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $430k in 2017 to $193k in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $8.01M to Jamaica. The main products exported from South Africa to Jamaica were Delivery Trucks ($5.62M), Centrifuges ($492k), and Medical Instruments ($365k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 2.17%, from $7.2M in 2022 to $8.01M in 2017.

Exports from Jamaica () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Jamaica () (2022)

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Trade between Jamaica () and South Africa ()

South Africa Exports

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Jamaica
Top DestinationUnited States$1.11B

South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than South Africa included Iceland ($39.5M), Barbados ($32.2M), and Cayman Islands ($26.5M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Jamaica included China ($23.4B), Germany ($9.96B), and United States ($10.9B).

Difference in imports from South Africa () and Jamaica () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Jamaica - South Africa

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

During 2022, Jamaica had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Foodstuffs ($157k), Arts and Antiques ($16.5k), and Machines ($14.9k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Transportation ($5.73M), Machines ($984k), and Foodstuffs ($496k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Jamaica South Africa+$349kHard Liquor

Top Product Potential South Africa Jamaica+$1.79MDelivery Trucks

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Jamaica () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Jamaica () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Jamaica () and South Africa ()

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from South Africa () and Jamaica () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Jamaica - South Africa

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Jamaica () and South Africa () (2022)

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