IDA only vs Jamaica: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- IDA only
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 81.7% against 34.6% in IDA only, a difference of 47.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.4 times IDA only's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 14th and Jamaica ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 56.8% | 35.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 73.6% | 50.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 72.4% | 42.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 68.1% | 28.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 78.9% | 41.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 76.4% | 45.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, IDA only or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 81.7% against 34.6% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between IDA only and Jamaica?
- 47.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do IDA only and Jamaica rank globally for travel services?
- IDA only ranks 14th and Jamaica ranks 17th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.