International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Jamaica
Jamaica: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Jamaica, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.35 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 62.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Jamaica peaked at 3.60 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.07 billion current US$, in 1995.
Jamaica ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.07 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.09 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.13 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1.28 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.33 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.23 billion current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.21 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.44 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.54 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.87 billion current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 1.91 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.98 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.93 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.00 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.01 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.07 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.07 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.25 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.40 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.54 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 2.81 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 3.10 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.60 billion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 1.35 billion current US$ | -62.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.35 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 426.00 million current US$, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.35 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450.00 million current US$, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -62.5% | 3.60 billion current US$ | 1.35 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 1.28 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.58 billion current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 1.98 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 billion current US$ | 2.00 billion current US$ | 3.60 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 billion current US$ | 1.35 billion current US$ | 1.35 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Jamaica?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Jamaica was 1.35 billion 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, receipts for travel items recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.