Jamaica Trade Balance 1960-2024

External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Jamaica trade balance for 2019 was $-2.22B, a 9.94% increase from 2018.
  • Jamaica trade balance for 2018 was $-2.02B, a 3.93% decline from 2017.
  • Jamaica trade balance for 2017 was $-2.10B, a 16.52% increase from 2016.
  • Jamaica trade balance for 2016 was $-1.81B, a 21.8% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
China $132.79B
Russia $129.32B
Thailand $50.85B
Malaysia $27.49B
Turkey $22.49B
Iraq $16.62B
Kazakhstan $14.57B
Azerbaijan $5.92B
Gabon $4.97B
Libya $4.79B
Peru $2.59B
Turkmenistan $2.34B
Bulgaria $2.21B
South Africa $1.97B
Costa Rica $1.86B
Cuba $1.66B
Equatorial Guinea $0.84B
Paraguay $0.36B
Belize $0.04B
Ecuador $0.02B
Nauru $-0.04B
Samoa $-0.12B
Marshall Islands $-0.18B
American Samoa $-0.22B
Tonga $-0.22B
Belarus $-0.43B
Fiji $-0.57B
Mauritius $-1.03B
Montenegro $-1.17B
Namibia $-1.27B
Botswana $-1.49B
North Macedonia $-1.73B
Armenia $-1.83B
Albania $-2.11B
Jamaica $-2.22B
Bosnia $-2.96B
Dominican Republic $-4.33B
Serbia $-5.12B
Mexico $-5.25B
Jordan $-5.55B
Guatemala $-7.94B
Romania $-10.30B
Iran $-10.74B
Algeria $-11.01B
Lebanon $-11.14B
Brazil $-12.07B
Colombia $-18.81B
Jamaica Trade Balance - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2019 $-2.22B -14.04%
2018 $-2.02B -12.85%
2017 $-2.10B -14.21%
2016 $-1.81B -12.83%
2015 $-2.31B -16.27%
2014 $-3.09B -22.23%
2013 $-3.15B -22.11%
2012 $-3.21B -21.67%
2011 $-3.33B -23.08%
2010 $-2.41B -18.25%
2009 $-2.17B -17.93%
2008 $-4.07B -29.69%
2007 $-2.79B -21.79%
2006 $-2.44B -20.48%
2005 $-2.24B -19.94%
2004 $-1.45B -14.23%
2003 $-1.41B -14.92%
2002 $-1.59B -16.32%
2001 $-1.26B -13.70%
2000 $-1.07B -11.93%
1999 $-0.55B -6.16%
1998 $-0.67B -7.61%
1997 $-0.66B -7.81%
1996 $-0.53B -7.22%
1995 $-0.34B -5.10%
1994 $-0.02B -0.29%
1993 $0.29B 5.33%
1992 $-0.03B -0.95%
1991 $-0.05B -1.18%
1990 $-0.18B -3.81%
1989 $-0.39B -8.79%
1988 $-0.16B -4.16%
1987 $0.01B 0.33%
1986 $0.08B 2.96%
1985 $-0.21B -9.83%
1984 $-0.14B -6.03%
1983 $-0.27B -7.33%
1982 $-0.35B -10.60%
1981 $-0.26B -8.62%
1980 $0.00B 0.03%
1979 $-0.02B -0.82%
1978 $0.09B 3.22%
1977 $0.04B 1.38%
1976 $-0.26B -8.85%
1975 $-0.30B -10.35%
1974 $-0.24B -10.23%
1973 $-0.18B -9.58%
1972 $-0.16B -8.29%
1971 $-0.11B -7.12%
1970 $-0.06B -4.19%
1969 $-0.08B -6.70%
1968 $-0.06B -5.24%
1967 $-0.01B -0.76%
1966 $0.02B 1.58%
1965 $-0.03B -3.59%
1964 $-0.05B -5.52%
1963 $0.00B 0.13%
1962 $-0.01B -1.91%
1961 $-0.01B -1.70%
1960 $-0.03B -4.81%