How does Jamaica rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?

Jamaica ranks 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica

Name: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Jamaica: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 61.54 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

61.54

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

135th

of 188 countries

All-time high

61.54

in 2017

All-time low

59.61

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica is 61.54, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.

That places Jamaica 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Jamaica

132 Colombia 62.72 compare
133 Trinidad and Tobago 62.6 compare
134 Kiribati 62.08 compare
136 Grenada 61.52 compare
137 Namibia 61.47 compare
138 Palau 60.98 compare

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More reference data data for Jamaica

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) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6678 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 966.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 620.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4081 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.5108 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica was 61.54 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 61.54 in 2017.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 59.61 in 2014.
How does Jamaica rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Jamaica ranks 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.