Belize and Jamaica are two of fifteencommonwealth realms, members of: the Association of Caribbean States, the Caribbean Community, the Belt & Road Initiative, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth of Nations, ECLAC, EU-CARIFORUM, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the Organization of American States, the Small Island Developing States, and the United Nations.

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 3, 1982.^[6]
• Both countries are full members of theOrganization of American States and of theCaribbean Community.

Jamaica and Brazil established diplomatic relations on October 14, 1962. Both countries are full members of theGroup of 15.

Canada and Jamaica are two of fifteencommonwealth realms, members of: the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations.Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1962. Since March 4, 1963, Canada has a high commission inKingston. Jamaica has a high commission inOttawa. On April 15, 2009, CanadianPrime MinisterStephen Harper became the first Canadian head of government to address theJamaican parliament. There are 231,000 people of Jamaican descent living in Canada. Jamaican-Canadians celebrate their island heritage through festivals held in major cities across Canada, the most recognized of which isCaribana. Caribana is held inToronto,Ontario every year and attracts over one million visitors to the region, many of whom fly all the way from Jamaica.

• See alsoJamaican Canadian
• Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade about relations with Jamaica
• Canadian high commission in Kingston
• Jamaican high commission in Ottawa

Prime MinisterPercival James Patterson visited Cuba at the end of May 1997. In the fall of 1997, Jamaica upgraded its consulate in Havana to an embassy, and the nonresident Jamaican ambassador toCuba was replaced by a resident ambassador.

Relations from November 21, 1972. China has an embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaica has an embassy inBeijing.

Ghana, as the formerGold Coast, and Jamaica share historical links through theslave trade and forcedAshanti/Akan emigration to the Caribbean. Ghana and Jamaica have a Joint Permanent Commission, and there are plans for Ghanaian investment in Jamaica.

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 26, 1966.^[18]
• Both countries are full members of theOrganization of American States, of theCaribbean Community, and of theCommonwealth of Nations.

Haiti has an embassy in Kingston and Jamaica has an honorary consul inPort-au-Prince, Haiti.

In January, 2007, Haitian presidentRené Préval, made a four-day working visit to Jamaica. At a press conference, Jamaican prime ministerPortia Simpson Miller announced that a Joint Jamaica/Haiti Commission would be convened later that year.^[19]

Both nations inherited many cultural and political connections from British colonisation, such as membership in theCommonwealth of Nations, parliamentary democracy, the English language and cricket.^[20]

India has a High Commission in Kingston,^[21] whilst Jamaica has a consulate in New Delhi.^[22]

Both nations established diplomatic relations on 18 March 1966.

• Jamaica has an embassy inMexico City.^[23]
• Mexico has an embassy inKingston.^[24]

• Jamaica is accredited to the Netherlands from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
• the Netherlands is accredited to Jamaica from its embassy in Havana, Cuba.

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Jamaica started on October 13, 1962 .^[25]

• Jamaica has an embassy inSeoul, South Korea.^{[citation needed]}
• South Korea has an embassy in Kingston Jamaica.^[26]

• Turkish Embassy inHavana is accredited toJamaica.^[28]
• Trade volume between the two countries was US$90.5 million in 2019 (Jamaican exports/imports: US$0.5/90 million).^[28]

The UK establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 2 August 1962.^[29] Both countries areCommonwealth Realms.

• Jamaica maintains ahigh commission inLondon.^[30]
• The United Kingdom is accredited to Jamaica through itshigh commission in Kingston.^[31]

The UK governedJamaica from 1655 to 1962, when Jamaica achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of theCaribbean Development Bank, theCommonwealth, theInternational Criminal Court, and theWorld Trade Organization, as well as theCARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.^[32] Bilaterally the two countries have an Investment Agreement.^[33]

The United States maintains close and productive relations with the Government of Jamaica. Former prime ministerPatterson visited Washington, DC, several times after assuming office in 1992. In April 2001, Prime Minister Patterson and other Caribbean leaders met with PresidentGeorge W. Bush during theSummit of the Americas in Quebec, Canada, at which a "Third Border Initiative" was launched to deepen U.S. cooperation with Caribbean nations and enhance economic development and integration of the Caribbean nations. Then-Prime MinisterPortia Simpson Miller attended the "Conference on the Caribbean--A 20/20 Vision" in Washington in June 2007.

President Barack Obama visited the island on April 9. 2015. President Obama managed to squeeze in some fun in between meetings with Jamaican and Caribbean leaders on his trip to Jamaica this week—from paying homage to reggae star Bob Marley to practising his own Jamaican accent.

The United States is Jamaica's most important trading partner: bilateral trade in goods in 2005 was over $2 billion. Jamaica is a popular destination for Americantourists; more than 1.2 million Americans visited in 2006. Also, some 10,000 Americancitizens, including many dual-nationals born on the island, permanently reside in Jamaica.