Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Jamaica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Jamaica is 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Jamaica peaked at 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 20 Fiji 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Samoa 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Montenegro 0.1978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Tuvalu 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Gambia 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Croatia 0.1783 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Jamaica?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Jamaica was 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Jamaica ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.