Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.8548 trips per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Jamaica, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.8548 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 67.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.9163 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2992 trips per person, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.434 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.4353 trips per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4427 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4502 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4556 trips per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4816 trips per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4603 trips per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4518 trips per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4814 trips per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5003 trips per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5188 trips per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5842 trips per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5885 trips per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6083 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6321 trips per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6618 trips per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6687 trips per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6803 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6869 trips per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7099 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7215 trips per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7414 trips per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8029 trips per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8443 trips per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9163 trips per person | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2992 trips per person | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5109 trips per person | +70.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8548 trips per person | +67.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.8548 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1566 trips per person, 5.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.8548 trips per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 | -67.4% | 0.9163 trips per person | 0.2992 trips per person |
| 2021 | +70.8% | 0.2992 trips per person | 0.5109 trips per person |
| 2022 | +67.3% | 0.5109 trips per person | 0.8548 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4436 trips per person | 0.434 trips per person | 0.4556 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5307 trips per person | 0.4518 trips per person | 0.6321 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7434 trips per person | 0.6618 trips per person | 0.9163 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.555 trips per person | 0.2992 trips per person | 0.8548 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Jamaica?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Jamaica was 0.8548 trips per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9163 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2992 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.