Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Jamaica

Merchandise imports in Jamaica in 2025 — 7,684,000,000 US$. Ranked 127 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,441%.

2025 7.68B US$ +5.43% vs 2024
World rank 127of 205
Period maximum 8.47B US$2008
Period minimum 211M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Jamaica, 1960–202502.5B5B7.5B10B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 217,000,000 US$1962: 223,000,000 US$1964: 289,000,000 US$1966: 327,000,000 US$1968: 384,000,000 US$1970: 525,000,000 US$1972: 638,000,000 US$1974: 936,000,000 US$1976: 913,000,000 US$1978: 904,000,000 US$1980: 1,171,000,000 US$1982: 1,381,000,000 US$1984: 1,146,000,000 US$1986: 972,000,000 US$1988: 1,454,000,000 US$1990: 1,928,000,000 US$1992: 1,676,000,000 US$1994: 2,224,000,000 US$1996: 2,965,000,000 US$1998: 3,035,000,000 US$2000: 3,301,000,000 US$2002: 3,533,000,000 US$2004: 3,940,000,000 US$2006: 5,650,000,000 US$2008: 8,465,000,000 US$2010: 5,225,000,000 US$2012: 6,331,000,000 US$2014: 5,840,000,000 US$2016: 4,767,000,000 US$2018: 6,171,000,000 US$2020: 4,765,000,000 US$2022: 7,731,000,000 US$2024: 7,288,000,000 US$2025: 7,684,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +7.47B (+3,441.01%) Average annual rate: 5.64 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 7.68B US$
World 26.69T US$
Caribbean computed 75.96B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 7.68B +396M +5.43%
2024 7.29B −304M −4%
2023 7.59B −139M −1.8%
2022 7.73B +1.76B +29.48%
2021 5.97B +1.21B +25.31%
2020 4.77B −1.62B −25.42%
2019 6.39B +218M +3.53%
2018 6.17B +353M +6.07%
2017 5.82B +1.05B +22.05%
2016 4.77B −226M −4.53%
2015 4.99B −847M −14.5%
2014 5.84B −376M −6.05%
2013 6.22B −115M −1.82%
2012 6.33B −108M −1.68%
2011 6.44B +1.21B +23.23%
2010 5.23B +161M +3.18%
2009 5.06B −3.4B −40.18%
2008 8.47B +1.57B +22.81%
2007 6.89B +1.24B +22%
2006 5.65B +911M +19.22%
2005 4.74B +799M +20.28%
2004 3.94B +301M +8.27%
2003 3.64B +106M +3%
2002 3.53B +173M +5.15%
2001 3.36B +59M +1.79%
2000 3.3B +402M +13.87%
1999 2.9B −136M −4.48%
1998 3.04B −96M −3.07%
1997 3.13B +166M +5.6%
1996 2.97B +147M +5.22%
1995 2.82B +594M +26.71%
1994 2.22B +92M +4.32%
1993 2.13B +456M +27.21%
1992 1.68B −60M −3.46%
1991 1.74B −192M −9.96%
1990 1.93B +76M +4.1%
1989 1.85B +398M +27.37%
1988 1.45B +216M +17.45%
1987 1.24B +266M +27.37%
1986 972M −139M −12.51%
1985 1.11B −35M −3.05%
1984 1.15B −348M −23.29%
1983 1.49B +113M +8.18%
1982 1.38B −92M −6.25%
1981 1.47B +302M +25.79%
1980 1.17B +178M +17.93%
1979 993M +89M +9.85%
1978 904M +44M +5.12%
1977 860M −53M −5.81%
1976 913M −211M −18.77%
1975 1.12B +188M +20.09%
1974 936M +259M +38.26%
1973 677M +39M +6.11%
1972 638M +86M +15.58%
1971 552M +27M +5.14%
1970 525M +89M +20.41%
1969 436M +52M +13.54%
1968 384M +35M +10.03%
1967 349M +22M +6.73%
1966 327M +38M +13.15%
1965 289M +0 +0%
1964 289M +63M +27.88%
1963 226M +3M +1.35%
1962 223M +12M +5.69%
1961 211M −6M −2.76%
1960 217M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.