Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel 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
The most recent figure for travel services in Jamaica is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Jamaica peaked at 23.2% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.
That places Jamaica 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23.2% | — |
| 1977 | 17.4% | -24.8% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | -50.6% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +58.6% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +25.4% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +56.8% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +52.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +2.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 38% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 49% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 8.6% | 23.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 8.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 8.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 9.3% | 6 |
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 travel services in Jamaica?
- Travel services in Jamaica was 8.8% 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 23.2% in 1976.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for travel services?
- Jamaica ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.