IDA total vs Jamaica: Travel services
Travel services over time
- IDA total
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 82.6% against 26.6% in IDA total, a difference of 56.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 56.8% | 37.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 73.6% | 50.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 72.4% | 50.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 68.1% | 40.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 78.9% | 47.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 76.4% | 51.6% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, IDA total or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 82.6% against 26.6% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between IDA total and Jamaica?
- 56.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Jamaica rank globally for travel services?
- IDA total ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 18th 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.