Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Jamaica rank
21st
Vanuatu rank
19th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Vanuatu
00.050.10.150.20.25197620002024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Jamaica ranks 21st and Vanuatu ranks 19th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0591 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0511 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$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Vanuatu?
0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vanuatu?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Jamaica and Vanuatu rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 21st and Vanuatu ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.