Ores and metals exports in Jamaica
Jamaica: Ores and metals exports was 37.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Jamaica, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 37.6% for ores and metals exports in 2023.
That represents a change of up 60.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Jamaica peaked at 69.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1985.
That places Jamaica 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 49.2% | — |
| 1963 | 42.4% | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 25.1% | -40.8% |
| 1973 | 23.6% | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 21.1% | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | -26.0% |
| 1976 | 21.0% | +34.7% |
| 1977 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | +51.3% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | -39.5% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 62.4% | +275.0% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 54.4% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +60.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 37.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 10.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 37.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 20.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +275.0% | 16.6% | 62.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.8% | 42.4% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 15.6% | 26.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 15.0% | 24.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 50.0% | 62.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 37.5% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 39.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 23.4% | 45.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 26.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Jamaica?
- Ores and metals exports in Jamaica was 37.6% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1985.
- How does Jamaica rank for ores and metals exports?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.