Jamaica
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Jamaica

Waterborne foreign imports from Jamaica to the United States in 2015 totaled $259,759,067. Exports to Jamaica in 2015 were $1,503,853,521.

Information about foreign trade between Jamaica and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Jamaica represented 44.5% of all vessel imports, $115,571,540 versus $259,759,067.

By weight, container cargo imports from Jamaica represented 0.8% of all vessel shippments, 43,397,499 (kg) versus 5,367,038,156 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $259,759,067  $1,503,853,521
2014  $239,862,494  $1,948,716,185
2013  $349,324,611  $1,752,929,690
2012  $436,847,846  $1,764,991,422
2011  $492,521,909  $1,715,065,284
2010  $259,679,486  $1,446,875,383
2009  $418,764,403  $1,242,334,038
2008  $675,222,039  $2,290,800,768
2007  $665,053,162  $2,017,521,874
2006  $462,824,734  $1,732,970,468
2005  $323,310,926  $1,428,153,436
2004  $280,183,062  $1,199,554,319
2003  $377,130,052  $1,182,196,101


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $115,571,540  $612,022,797
2014  $99,524,781  $596,458,520
2013  $96,573,512  $574,639,196
2012  $143,347,160  $596,282,964
2011  $117,026,669  $583,125,069
2010  $124,502,337  $563,642,039
2009  $125,582,355  $485,632,806
2008  $146,803,370  $797,391,462
2007  $154,137,653  $718,131,656
2006  $144,580,313  $603,416,207
2005  $150,051,178  $482,029,889
2004  $158,135,601  $500,719,267
2003  $175,862,978  $465,096,283


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  5,367,038,156  2,437,381,348
2014  5,637,217,776  2,619,114,658
2013  5,711,313,770  2,281,711,003
2012  6,314,275,121  2,303,195,556
2011  5,509,861,403  2,240,705,310
2010  2,610,407,503  2,097,069,649
2009  4,352,149,645  1,692,738,824
2008  6,538,994,050  3,275,361,261
2007  5,933,502,915  3,570,956,205
2006  4,837,817,741  3,424,378,581
2005  3,813,144,712  3,188,387,029
2004  3,044,145,284  2,978,202,990
2003  4,586,286,356  3,026,568,898


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  43,397,499  254,641,686
2014  43,397,499  237,441,663
2013  33,269,635  271,519,620
2012  88,450,195  245,583,686
2011  102,761,234  236,413,028
2010  86,059,520  229,605,289
2009  86,603,945  222,725,335
2008  132,062,085  314,359,150
2007  197,171,868  277,309,178
2006  142,536,359  240,675,891
2005  141,643,188  225,331,153
2004  72,143,518  337,845,653
2003  74,042,154  225,842,326


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov