Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Jamaica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Jamaica stood at 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Jamaica peaked at 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Jamaica 69th out of 194 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 unit in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +91.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +91.4% | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 66 Fiji 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 United Kingdom 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Latvia 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Oman 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Bhutan 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Jamaica?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Jamaica was 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Jamaica ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.