Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person against 207.58 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 975.42 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 5.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 177 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 173.03 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 549.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 78.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 471.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 779.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 117.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 662.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person | 219.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 948.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Jamaica, at 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person against 207.58 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 975.42 BoP, current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.