Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 4.31 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Jamaica, 1995–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Jamaica stood at 4.31 billion.
That represents a change of up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Jamaica peaked at 4.32 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.20 billion, in 1995.
Jamaica ranks 66th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.20 billion | — |
| 1996 | 1.22 billion | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.29 billion | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.38 billion | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.49 billion | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.58 billion | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.49 billion | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.48 billion | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.62 billion | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.73 billion | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.78 billion | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.09 billion | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 2.14 billion | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.22 billion | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.07 billion | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.10 billion | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.06 billion | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.26 billion | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 2.10 billion | +66.8% |
| 2022 | 3.62 billion | +72.9% |
| 2023 | 4.32 billion | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 4.31 billion | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 4.31 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 4.31 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 | +72.9% | 2.10 billion | 3.62 billion |
| 2021 | +66.8% | 1.26 billion | 2.10 billion |
| 2020 | -39.0% | 2.06 billion | 1.26 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 billion | 1.20 billion | 1.49 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.82 billion | 1.48 billion | 2.22 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 billion | 2.06 billion | 2.10 billion | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.12 billion | 1.26 billion | 4.32 billion | 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 in Jamaica?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Jamaica was 4.31 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 billion in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Jamaica ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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