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102%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, China exported $949M to Jamaica. The main products that China exported to Jamaica were Rubber Tires ($32.4M), Plastic Housewares ($23.4M), and Iron Structures ($22.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $518M in 2017 to $949M in 2022.

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

Jamaica-China Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $12.8M to China. The main products that Jamaica exported to China were Aluminium Ore ($3.98M), Coffee ($2.61M), and Scrap Iron ($1.91M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.7%,  from $52.7M in 2017 to $12.8M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). 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, China exported $949M to Jamaica. The main products exported from China to Jamaica were Rubber Tires ($32.4M), Plastic Housewares ($23.4M), and Iron Structures ($22.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $518M in 2017 to $949M in 2022.

In 2017, Jamaica exported $12.8M to China. The main products exported from Jamaica to China were Aluminium Ore ($3.98M), Coffee ($2.61M), and Scrap Iron ($1.91M). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $52.7M in 2022 to $12.8M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Jamaica
Top Destination
United States$1.11B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Jamaica included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than China included Saint Martin ($3.29M), Anguilla ($239k), and Bonaire ($104k).

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

Comparative Advantage China - Jamaica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Machines ($232M), Metals ($140M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($121M).

During 2017, Jamaica had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.45M), Metals ($3.15M), and Vegetable Products ($2.65M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential China Jamaica+$13.1MTelephones
Top Product Potential Jamaica China+$5.68MAluminium Ore

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Jamaica (Flag) (2022)

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