Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 9.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Jamaica, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 9.2% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Jamaica peaked at 17.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2011.
That places Jamaica 43rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.9% | — |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +41.4% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +7.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 10.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Jamaica?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Jamaica was 9.2% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.