Bahamas vs Jamaica: International tourism, receipts
International tourism, receipts over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 59.6% against 48.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 13th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 38.7% | 35.9% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 44.7% | 23.9% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 50.2% | 16.0% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Bahamas, at 59.6% against 48.1% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 11.5%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
- Bahamas ranks 13th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.