Jamaica vs Malaysia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Jamaica
8.9 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malaysia
9.53 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
76th
Malaysia rank
73rd

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Jamaica
  • Malaysia
-250255075197519992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 9.53 % change on previous year against 8.9 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.63 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 28 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malaysia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 20.14 % change on previous year 34.51 % change on previous year 14.37 % change on previous year Malaysia
1980s 8.28 % change on previous year 9.44 % change on previous year 1.16 % change on previous year Malaysia
1990s 3.29 % change on previous year 9.78 % change on previous year 6.49 % change on previous year Malaysia
2000s 6.98 % change on previous year 8.43 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year Malaysia
2010s 0.8463 % change on previous year 6.16 % change on previous year 5.32 % change on previous year Malaysia
2020s 2.37 % change on previous year 10.53 % change on previous year 8.16 % change on previous year Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Jamaica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 9.53 % change on previous year against 8.9 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Jamaica and Malaysia?
0.63 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Jamaica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,225 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.