Jamaica vs OECD members: Transport services
Jamaica
47.1%
in 2024
OECD members
18.0%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
43rd
OECD members rank
44th
Transport services over time
- Jamaica
- OECD members
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 47.1% against 18.0% in OECD members, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 43rd and OECD members ranks 44th of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.3% | 43.7% | 12.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 37.3% | 14.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 30.3% | 14.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 25.4% | 17.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 21.8% | 18.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 20.8% | 29.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Jamaica or OECD members?
- Jamaica, at 47.1% against 18.0% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in transport services between Jamaica and OECD members?
- 29.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and OECD members?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and OECD members rank globally for transport services?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd and OECD members ranks 44th of 197 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 imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.