Bahamas vs Jamaica: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Bahamas
0.5046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica
0.4744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahamas rank
101st
Jamaica rank
104th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Bahamas
  • Jamaica
0.40.60.81197620002024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.5046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 101st and Jamaica ranks 104th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas
1980s 0.7212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0851 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas
1990s 0.5411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.4048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.4443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0944 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.4629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Bahamas or Jamaica?
Bahamas, at 0.5046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Bahamas and Jamaica?
0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Bahamas ranks 101st and Jamaica ranks 104th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (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, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.