Jamaica vs Small states: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Jamaica
- Small states
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 81.7% against 29.0% in Small states, a difference of 52.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.8 times Small states's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 17th and Small states ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 39.8% | 30.9% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 37.2% | 31.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 35.6% | 43.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 24.8% | 52.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Jamaica or Small states?
- Jamaica, at 81.7% against 29.0% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Jamaica and Small states?
- 52.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Small states?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Small states rank globally for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 17th and Small states 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.