Other paper: Import value, annual growth … value annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other paper: Import value, annual growth … value annual growth rate was 740.89 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value in Jamaica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 740.89 % change on previous year for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,535.7% on the previous year and up 11,010.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Jamaica peaked at 740.89 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -87.75 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other paper: Import value, annual growth … value annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 1972 | 24.81 % change on previous year | -416.4% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -78.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 1978 | 118.58 % change on previous year | -7460.0% |
| 1979 | 159.26 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1980 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1981 | 50.12 % change on previous year | +552.5% |
| 1982 | -37.16 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1983 | 42.19 % change on previous year | -213.5% |
| 1984 | -35.4 % change on previous year | -183.9% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 5.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -12.61 % change on previous year | -341.4% |
| 1988 | 152.22 % change on previous year | -1307.6% |
| 1989 | 31.68 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 1990 | -14.8 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 1991 | -42.85 % change on previous year | +189.5% |
| 1992 | 14.74 % change on previous year | -134.4% |
| 1993 | -7.75 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1994 | -73.9 % change on previous year | +853.8% |
| 1995 | 33.91 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 1996 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 1997 | -8.04 % change on previous year | -346.7% |
| 1998 | -10.65 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1999 | -44.83 % change on previous year | +321.0% |
| 2000 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2001 | 7.95 % change on previous year | +610.6% |
| 2002 | 18.57 % change on previous year | +133.5% |
| 2003 | -4.45 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 2004 | -56.79 % change on previous year | +1175.5% |
| 2005 | -42.28 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 503.76 % change on previous year | -1291.5% |
| 2007 | -74.96 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 2008 | 38.67 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 2009 | 117.5 % change on previous year | +203.9% |
| 2010 | 9.61 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 2011 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 2012 | -71.78 % change on previous year | -1270.8% |
| 2013 | 319.03 % change on previous year | -544.5% |
| 2014 | -6.79 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 2015 | -87.75 % change on previous year | +1192.2% |
| 2016 | 457.22 % change on previous year | -621.1% |
| 2017 | -37.95 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 2018 | 9.55 % change on previous year | -125.2% |
| 2019 | -0.5448 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2020 | -6.42 % change on previous year | +1079.2% |
| 2021 | -54.92 % change on previous year | +754.9% |
| 2022 | -39.79 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 45.29 % change on previous year | -213.8% |
| 2024 | 740.89 % change on previous year | +1535.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 740.89 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.49 % change on previous year, 297.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 740.89 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -4.15 % change on previous year. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper: Import value, annual growth … value annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +7460.0% | -1.61 % change on previous year | 118.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.07 % change on previous year | -78.84 % change on previous year | 159.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4 % change on previous year | -37.16 % change on previous year | 152.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -15.09 % change on previous year | -73.9 % change on previous year | 33.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.91 % change on previous year | -74.96 % change on previous year | 503.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.67 % change on previous year | -87.75 % change on previous year | 457.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.01 % change on previous year | -54.92 % change on previous year | 740.89 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Burundi 925 % change on previous year compare
- 1 Viet Nam 87.45 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Melanesia 51.74 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Caribbean 19.44 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Polynesia 42.69 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 700 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Aruba 393.62 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Micronesia 27.78 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Philippines 370.59 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26.1 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Jamaica?
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Jamaica was 740.89 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 740.89 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -87.75 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value?
- Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,010.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.