Caribbean
Jamaica
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Jamaica's #3 import source (world lens). Jamaica is the EU's #141 goods supplier.
Jamaica on the world stage
Total imports
$7.3bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$1.9bn
127 partners
#1 import source
USA
39.0%
#1 export dest.
USA
40.7%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Jamaica and the EU
EU imports from
€159m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€427m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #141 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 2.68
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
219
EUR/MWh
Consumer
268
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
561
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● No domestic fuelMarket model
Single buyer (JPS)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: limited
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
OUR (Office of Utilities Regulation)
Expensive imported oil and LNG on an island grid with no interconnection. JPS (privatised, Marubeni-owned) is the sole distribution utility. High electricity costs (among the highest in the Caribbean) constrain economic…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
7
6 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Aluminium
Mine-water verifiability
Partial
NEPA water-quality monitoring programme + public EIAs
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Monitored ports (1)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
32.2
→ 46 by 2050
Fertility
1.35
below replacement
Working-age
73.1%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
11.2
→ 28.4 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 2.84M · peaks 2024
By 2050: -14% (2.45M)