Which has higher transport services, Botswana or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Jamaica: Transport services

Botswana

5.4%

in 2024

Jamaica

5.5%

in 2024

Botswana rank

162nd

Jamaica rank

160th

Transport services over time

Botswana
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 162nd and Jamaica ranks 160th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	61.1%	35.1%	26.0%	Botswana
1980s	40.8%	21.9%	18.9%	Botswana
1990s	20.7%	14.7%	6.0%	Botswana
2000s	10.3%	18.4%	8.0%	Jamaica
2010s	6.0%	7.5%	1.5%	Jamaica
2020s	7.2%	6.8%	0.5%	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Botswana or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Botswana and Jamaica?: 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for transport services?: Botswana ranks 162nd and Jamaica ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit: % of commercial service exports
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,461 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.