Jamaica - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Jamaica was 42.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.14 in 1981, while its lowest value was 42.40 in 2016.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 53.79
1961 51.20
1962 52.08
1963 51.77
1964 56.24
1965 51.74
1966 50.60
1967 50.09
1968 55.73
1969 57.92
1970 61.72
1971 57.86
1972 54.88
1973 55.98
1974 64.84
1975 65.83
1976 52.02
1977 50.10
1978 65.68
1979 74.68
1980 79.64
1981 82.14
1982 65.22
1983 61.12
1984 77.98
1985 79.85
1986 56.67
1987 59.14
1988 60.97
1989 64.70
1990 67.20
1991 69.50
1992 77.02
1993 58.88
1994 63.02
1995 64.54
1996 58.81
1997 53.74
1998 49.47
1999 46.57
2000 51.04
2001 49.81
2002 47.81
2003 51.10
2004 52.50
2005 55.77
2006 63.69
2007 71.46
2008 79.54
2009 52.64
2010 49.57
2011 55.81
2012 54.32
2013 54.58
2014 52.46
2015 44.09
2016 42.40
2017 48.13
2018 50.88
2019 50.06
2020 42.94

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade