Barbados vs Jamaica: Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate

Barbados
-0.4748 % change on previous year
in 2017
Jamaica
-0.2001 % change on previous year
in 2024
Barbados rank
159th
Jamaica rank
156th

Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Barbados
  • Jamaica
-250255075196819962024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports -0.2001 % change on previous year against -0.4748 % change on previous year in Barbados, a difference of 0.2747 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 159th and Jamaica ranks 156th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 20.15 % change on previous year 1.93 % change on previous year 18.22 % change on previous year Barbados
1980s 7.35 % change on previous year 8.29 % change on previous year 0.9383 % change on previous year Jamaica
1990s 6.68 % change on previous year 6.69 % change on previous year 0.0108 % change on previous year Jamaica
2000s 8.04 % change on previous year 4.06 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year Barbados
2010s 2.48 % change on previous year 2.89 % change on previous year 0.4105 % change on previous year Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Barbados or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at -0.2001 % change on previous year against -0.4748 % change on previous year in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Barbados and Jamaica?
0.2747 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Barbados ranks 159th and Jamaica ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,466 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.