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Jamaica-Brazil Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $108k to Brazil. The main products that Jamaica exported to Brazil were Recovered Paper ($23.5k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($23.4k), and Electricity ($18.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Brazil have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.9%, from $1.17M in 2017 to $108k in 2022.

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

Brazil-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, Brazil exported $371M to Jamaica. The main products that Brazil exported to Jamaica were Crude Petroleum ($273M), Unglazed Ceramics ($13.4M), and Plywood ($13.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 18.7%, from $112M in 2017 to $371M in 2022.

In 2022, Brazil 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, Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.36), and 25 in total exports ($341B).

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In 2022, Jamaica exported $108k to Brazil. The main products exported from Jamaica to Brazil were Recovered Paper ($23.5k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($23.4k), and Electricity ($18.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Brazil have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.9%, from $1.17M in 2017 to $108k in 2022.

In 2017, Brazil exported $371M to Jamaica. The main products exported from Brazil to Jamaica were Crude Petroleum ($273M), Unglazed Ceramics ($13.4M), and Plywood ($13.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 18.7%, from $112M in 2022 to $371M in 2017.

Exports from Jamaica () to Brazil () (2022)

Exports from Brazil () to Jamaica () (2022)

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Trade between Jamaica () and Brazil ()

Brazil Exports

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Jamaica
Top DestinationUnited States$1.11B

Brazil
Top DestinationChina$90.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Brazil included Cayman Islands ($26.5M), Saint Kitts and Nevis ($12.5M), and Saint Lucia ($10.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brazil than Jamaica included China ($90.1B), United States ($36.6B), and Argentina ($15.4B).

Difference in imports from Brazil () and Jamaica () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Jamaica - Brazil

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

During 2022, Jamaica had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($26.3k), Paper Goods ($24.6k), and Machines ($23.6k).

During 2017, Brazil had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Mineral Products ($273M), Foodstuffs ($21.4M), and Wood Products ($17.5M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Jamaica Brazil+$70.7kElectricity

Top Product Potential Brazil Jamaica+$3.9MCorn

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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Jamaica () to Brazil () (2022)

Exports from Brazil () to Jamaica () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Jamaica () and Brazil ()

Brazil Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Brazil () and Jamaica () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Jamaica - Brazil

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Jamaica () and Brazil () (2022)

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