International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Jamaica
Jamaica: International tourism, expenditures was 291.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Jamaica, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 291.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Jamaica peaked at 508.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 173.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Jamaica ranks 111th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 173.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 181.00 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 205.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 223.00 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 256.00 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 238.00 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 227.00 million current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 274.00 million current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 269.00 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 318.00 million current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 290.00 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 315.00 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 340.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 312.00 million current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 259.00 million current US$ | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 235.00 million current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 213.00 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 418.00 million current US$ | +96.2% |
| 2013 | 392.00 million current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 457.00 million current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 413.00 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 413.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 455.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 505.00 million current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 508.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 291.00 million current US$ | -42.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 291.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 291.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +96.2% | 213.00 million current US$ | 418.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207.60 million current US$ | 173.00 million current US$ | 256.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 284.20 million current US$ | 227.00 million current US$ | 340.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 400.90 million current US$ | 213.00 million current US$ | 508.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.00 million current US$ | 291.00 million current US$ | 291.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Jamaica?
- International tourism, expenditures in Jamaica was 291.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 508.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Jamaica ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.