Jamaica vs Kuwait: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.4326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait
0.4269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica rank
102nd
Kuwait rank
105th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.4326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 102nd and Kuwait ranks 105th of 199 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 0.5233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4524 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.5233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.5557 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.4895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.4537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0943 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Kuwait?
Jamaica, at 0.4326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Kuwait?
0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kuwait?
47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Kuwait rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 102nd and Kuwait ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.