Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 81.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Jamaica, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Jamaica stood at 81.7%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Jamaica peaked at 83.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1976.
That places Jamaica 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 52.2% | — |
| 1977 | 54.0% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 55.8% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 60.5% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 65.4% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 71.3% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 77.9% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 75.6% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 75.1% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 72.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 66.8% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 67.6% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 81.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 81.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 52.2% | 60.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 65.4% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 65.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 63.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 76.0% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 63.8% | 82.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 84.4% compare
- 15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.8% compare
- 16 East Timor 82.7% compare
- 18 Laos 81.1% compare
- 19 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 81.1% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 80.3% 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 travel services in Jamaica?
- Travel services in Jamaica was 81.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1976.
- How does Jamaica rank for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.