Jamaica vs Laos: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Jamaica
81.7%
in 2025
Laos
81.1%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
17th
Laos rank
18th
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Jamaica
- Laos
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 81.7% against 81.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 17th and Laos ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.9% | 12.6% | 60.3% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 11.9% | 60.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 74.6% | 6.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 81.8% | 2.9% | Laos |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 72.7% | 5.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Jamaica or Laos?
- Jamaica, at 81.7% against 81.1% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Jamaica and Laos?
- 0.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Laos rank globally for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 17th and Laos ranks 18th of 198 countries.
- 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.