Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 49.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Jamaica, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 49.9% for transport services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Jamaica peaked at 62.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2016.
Jamaica ranks 39th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 49.7% | — |
| 1977 | 56.4% | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 60.1% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 57.5% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 59.0% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 55.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 45.1% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 45.5% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 49.9% | +6.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 49.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 49.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.3%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +42.7% | 43.8% | 62.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.3% | 49.7% | 60.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 45.1% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 41.5% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 38.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 33.8% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 43.8% | 62.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 36 Marshall Islands 52.2% compare
- 37 Montenegro 51.7% compare
- 38 Honduras 50.4% compare
- 40 Egypt 49.0% compare
- 41 Democratic Republic of Congo 48.5% compare
- 42 Zambia 48.3% compare
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 transport services in Jamaica?
- Transport services in Jamaica was 49.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for transport services?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.