Early-demographic dividend vs Jamaica: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 23.3% against 14.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 9.0% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 21.0% | 9.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 29.0% | 13.8% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 14.5% | 4.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 25.5% | 11.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 29.3% | 13.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 25.4% | 10.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Early-demographic dividend or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 23.3% against 14.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Early-demographic dividend and Jamaica?
- 9.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Jamaica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Jamaica rank globally for fuel imports?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.