How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?

38 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

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.

Jamaica vs Tonga: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Jamaica

1,183 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2024

Tonga

1,842 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2024

Jamaica rank

4th

Tonga rank

1st

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

Jamaica
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1,842 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 659 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.6 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tonga ahead.

Jamaica ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.51 BoP, current US$ per person	57.26 BoP, current US$ per person	35.75 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
1980s	28.41 BoP, current US$ per person	174.18 BoP, current US$ per person	145.77 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
1990s	88.03 BoP, current US$ per person	192.21 BoP, current US$ per person	104.18 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
2000s	576.75 BoP, current US$ per person	657.73 BoP, current US$ per person	80.98 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
2010s	779.27 BoP, current US$ per person	992.19 BoP, current US$ per person	212.92 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
2020s	1,168 BoP, current US$ per person	1,703 BoP, current US$ per person	535.29 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Jamaica or Tonga?: Tonga, at 1,842 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Tonga?: 659 BoP, current US$ per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?: Jamaica ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit: BoP, current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 220 places, 6,260 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

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.