Jamaica vs World: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Jamaica
49.9%
in 2025
World
20.4%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
39th
World rank
39th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Jamaica
- World
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 49.9% against 20.4% in World, a difference of 29.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 39th and World ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.5% | 43.1% | 8.3% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 33.8% | 11.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 27.8% | 14.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 23.6% | 16.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 22.7% | 27.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Jamaica or World?
- Jamaica, at 49.9% against 20.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Jamaica and World?
- 29.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and World rank globally for transport services?
- Jamaica ranks 39th and World ranks 39th 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.