Jamaica vs Zambia: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Jamaica
49.9%
in 2025
Zambia
48.3%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
39th
Zambia rank
42nd
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Jamaica
- Zambia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 49.9% against 48.3% in Zambia, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.6% | 60.9% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 61.3% | 9.3% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 71.0% | 26.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 58.3% | 15.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 58.4% | 18.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 50.7% | 0.8% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Jamaica or Zambia?
- Jamaica, at 49.9% against 48.3% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Jamaica and Zambia?
- 1.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Zambia rank globally for transport services?
- Jamaica ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.