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

Jamaica
0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Yemen
0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Jamaica rank
21st
Yemen rank
23rd

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

  • Jamaica
  • Yemen
00.050.10.150.20.25197620002024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Yemen, a difference of 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Jamaica ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP Yemen
2000s 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0765 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$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Yemen?
Jamaica, at 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Yemen?
0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Yemen?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Jamaica and Yemen rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.