Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) was 67.83 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Jamaica, 2005–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Jamaica is 67.83, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Jamaica peaked at 67.83 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.36, in 2005.
Jamaica ranks 142nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.36 | — |
| 2006 | 36.38 | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 42.12 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 46.55 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 53.72 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 58.78 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 63.06 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 62.63 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.28 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 67.83 | +3.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 67.83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.55, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 67.83 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.24, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.42 | 28.36 | 53.72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.52 | 58.78 | 67.83 | 5 |
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 trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Jamaica?
- Trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Jamaica was 67.83 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 67.83 in 2014.
- What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.36 in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15)?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost to import benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.