Jamaica vs North America: International tourism, receipts
International tourism, receipts over time
- Jamaica
- North America
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 48.1% against 9.4% in North America, a difference of 38.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 5.1 times North America's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 16th and North America ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 10.0% | 28.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 7.9% | 36.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 7.6% | 42.6% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Jamaica or North America?
- Jamaica, at 48.1% against 9.4% in North America as of 2011.
- What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Jamaica and North America?
- 38.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North America?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Jamaica and North America rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
- Jamaica ranks 16th and North America 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.