Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Jamaica, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Jamaica peaked at 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,974 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1995.
Jamaica ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15,974 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 16,713 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 18,929 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 20,591 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 23,638 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 20,960 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 25,300 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 24,838 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 29,363 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 26,778 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 29,086 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 31,394 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 28,809 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 23,915 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 21,699 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 19,668 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 38,596 current US$ per square kilometre | +96.2% |
| 2013 | 36,196 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 42,198 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 38,135 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 38,135 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42,013 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 46,630 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 46,076 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 26,583 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 36,811 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 54,898 current US$ per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,169 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,974 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,638 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 26,242 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,960 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,394 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,934 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,668 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,630 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,504 current US$ per square kilometre | 26,583 current US$ per square kilometre | 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 44 Albania 95,744 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Portugal 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Armenia 75,888 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 48 Tonga 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 French Polynesia 65,111 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Comoros 61,410 current US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Jamaica?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Jamaica was 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,974 current US$ per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.