Jamaica vs Seychelles: Travel services
Jamaica
8.8%
in 2024
Seychelles
8.9%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
159th
Seychelles rank
158th
Travel services over time
- Jamaica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 21.0% | 5.1% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 27.6% | 13.9% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.9% | 0.5% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 1.2% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Jamaica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 8.9% against 8.8% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Seychelles rank globally for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 158th 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.