Jamaica vs Upper middle income: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Jamaica
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 82.6% against 25.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 57.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.9% | 37.8% | 37.2% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 39.0% | 33.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 37.6% | 30.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 32.9% | 46.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 18.7% | 57.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Jamaica or Upper middle income?
- Jamaica, at 82.6% against 25.1% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 57.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Upper middle income rank globally for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 21st 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.