Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 248.04 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Jamaica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Jamaica is 248.04 current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 258.27 current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.2 current US$ per person, in 1995.
That places Jamaica 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69.2 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 71.7 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 80.46 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 86.78 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 98.85 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 91.26 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 86.5 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 103.77 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 101.26 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 119 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 107.92 current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 116.62 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 125.29 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 114.47 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 94.63 current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 85.5 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 77.16 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 150.77 current US$ per person | +95.4% |
| 2013 | 140.82 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 163.58 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 147.37 current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 146.98 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 161.59 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 179.07 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 176.75 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 101.7 current US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 140.49 current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 209.41 current US$ per person | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 258.27 current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 248.04 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4 current US$ per person | 69.2 current US$ per person | 98.85 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 106.07 current US$ per person | 86.5 current US$ per person | 125.29 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.96 current US$ per person | 77.16 current US$ per person | 179.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 191.58 current US$ per person | 101.7 current US$ per person | 258.27 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 86 Russia 288.45 current US$ per person compare
- 87 Georgia 271.49 current US$ per person compare
- 88 Micronesia (country) 267.54 current US$ per person compare
- 90 Thailand 240.81 current US$ per person compare
- 91 North Macedonia 240.1 current US$ per person compare
- 92 Iraq 234.34 current US$ per person compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Jamaica?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Jamaica was 248.04 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 258.27 current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.