Jamaica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Jamaica
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 81.7% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 51.8%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8% | 32.8% | 24.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 37.5% | 36.2% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 35.7% | 36.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 43.5% | 24.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 48.1% | 30.8% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 29.3% | 48.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Jamaica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Jamaica, at 81.7% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 51.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.