Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Jamaica: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica
0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
20th
Jamaica rank
21st

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Jamaica
00.050.10.150.20.25197119982025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.147 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 10.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1214 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica?
0.147 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Jamaica: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-received-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/heavily-indebted-poor-countries-hipc/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-received-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/heavily-indebted-poor-countries-hipc/jamaica/">Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Jamaica: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.