Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Jamaica

Jamaica: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0027 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0027 t per person
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
101st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0039 t per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.0008 t per person
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024

0.0010.0020.0030.004196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2024, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0027 t per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0039 t per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 t per person, in 1963.

Jamaica ranks 101st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Jamaica, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.001 t per person
1962 0.0009 t per person -13.0%
1963 0.0008 t per person -8.0%
1964 0.0013 t per person +62.0%
1965 0.0017 t per person +28.7%
1966 0.0017 t per person +2.0%
1967 0.002 t per person +17.9%
1968 0.0026 t per person +25.6%
1969 0.0026 t per person +3.1%
1970 0.0022 t per person -17.4%
1971 0.0026 t per person +17.9%
1972 0.0033 t per person +26.7%
1973 0.0032 t per person -1.5%
1974 0.0032 t per person -1.5%
1975 0.0031 t per person -1.4%
1976 0.0032 t per person +1.8%
1977 0.0026 t per person -19.4%
1978 0.0027 t per person +6.3%
1979 0.0035 t per person +30.0%
1980 0.0032 t per person -9.1%
1981 0.0031 t per person -2.7%
1982 0.0034 t per person +7.3%
1983 0.0025 t per person -25.4%
1984 0.003 t per person +21.6%
1985 0.0017 t per person -45.6%
1986 0.0032 t per person +90.3%
1987 0.0031 t per person -0.8%
1988 0.003 t per person -4.8%
1989 0.003 t per person +0.7%
1990 0.0024 t per person -20.3%
1991 0.0034 t per person +40.9%
1992 0.0037 t per person +10.8%
1993 0.0037 t per person -1.7%
1994 0.0039 t per person +5.7%
1995 0.0036 t per person -7.4%
1996 0.0037 t per person +2.1%
1997 0.0029 t per person -19.9%
1998 0.002 t per person -31.2%
1999 0.0033 t per person +61.6%
2000 0.0036 t per person +11.5%
2001 0.0028 t per person -24.6%
2002 0.0028 t per person +1.9%
2003 0.0027 t per person -4.9%
2004 0.0028 t per person +6.3%
2005 0.0031 t per person +10.7%
2006 0.0033 t per person +5.8%
2007 0.0032 t per person -4.0%
2008 0.0035 t per person +9.3%
2009 0.0031 t per person -10.0%
2010 0.0029 t per person -7.7%
2011 0.0029 t per person +1.4%
2012 0.003 t per person +1.0%
2013 0.0031 t per person +4.0%
2014 0.0025 t per person -17.3%
2015 0.0032 t per person +27.5%
2016 0.0036 t per person +12.1%
2017 0.0036 t per person +0.1%
2018 0.0035 t per person -2.9%
2019 0.0036 t per person +3.1%
2020 0.0027 t per person -25.8%
2021 0.0025 t per person -9.2%
2022 0.0035 t per person +43.6%
2023 0.0028 t per person -19.7%
2024 0.0027 t per person -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0016 t per person 0.0008 t per person 0.0026 t per person 9
1970s 0.003 t per person 0.0022 t per person 0.0035 t per person 10
1980s 0.0029 t per person 0.0017 t per person 0.0034 t per person 10
1990s 0.0033 t per person 0.002 t per person 0.0039 t per person 10
2000s 0.0031 t per person 0.0027 t per person 0.0036 t per person 10
2010s 0.0032 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.0036 t per person 10
2020s 0.0028 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.0035 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 98 Argentina 0.0028 t per person compare
  2. 99 Namibia 0.0028 t per person compare
  3. 100 Gabon 0.0027 t per person compare
  4. 102 Kazakhstan 0.0026 t per person compare
  5. 103 Guam 0.0026 t per person compare
  6. 104 Eswatini 0.0025 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Jamaica?
Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0027 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0039 t per person in 1994.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 t per person in 1963.
How does Jamaica rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
Jamaica ranks 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Printing and writing papers — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,579 data points, 1961–2024
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Printing and writing papers — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.