Jamaica vs Singapore: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Jamaica
8.8%
in 2025
Singapore
8.8%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
164th
Singapore rank
163rd
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Jamaica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8.8% against 8.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 164th and Singapore ranks 163rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 15.4% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 21.9% | 8.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 19.3% | 4.8% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 15.6% | 5.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.9% | 2.4% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Jamaica or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8.8% against 8.8% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Jamaica and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 164th and Singapore ranks 163rd 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.