Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 37.6% against 10.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 27.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.8% | 22.2% | 23.6% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 15.0% | 6.9% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 10.5% | 7.9% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 8.8% | 45.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 8.9% | 52.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 10.7% | 39.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 11.7% | 24.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Jamaica, at 37.6% against 10.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 27.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Jamaica ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.