Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1,519 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Jamaica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Jamaica stood at 1,519 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Jamaica peaked at 1,520 current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 443.71 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 479.57 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 482.48 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 506.31 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 537.02 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 573.79 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 604.72 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 569.27 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 561.24 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 610.17 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 648.52 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 663.55 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 775.28 current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 789.3 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 815.22 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 756.3 current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 762.22 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 746.24 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 443.71 current US$ per person | -40.5% |
| 2021 | 738.31 current US$ per person | +66.4% |
| 2022 | 1,276 current US$ per person | +72.8% |
| 2023 | 1,520 current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 1,519 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,519 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 6.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,519 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 997.93 current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +72.8% | 738.31 current US$ per person | 1,276 current US$ per person |
| 2021 | +66.4% | 443.71 current US$ per person | 738.31 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -40.5% | 746.24 current US$ per person | 443.71 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 515.83 current US$ per person | 479.57 current US$ per person | 573.79 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 679.36 current US$ per person | 561.24 current US$ per person | 815.22 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 754.23 current US$ per person | 746.24 current US$ per person | 762.22 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,099 current US$ per person | 443.71 current US$ per person | 1,520 current US$ per person | 5 |
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Jamaica?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Jamaica was 1,519 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,520 current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 443.71 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Jamaica ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.