Jamaica vs Liberia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Liberia
0.2462 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Jamaica rank
10th
Liberia rank
9th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Liberia
00.050.10.150.20.25197619982021

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.2462 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 9th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Liberia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2020s 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.2462 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Liberia?
0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Liberia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Liberia rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.