Jamaica vs Samoa: Transport services
Jamaica
5.5%
in 2024
Samoa
5.0%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
158th
Samoa rank
161st
Transport services over time
- Jamaica
- Samoa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Jamaica ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 161st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 23.5% | 2.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 6.7% | 7.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 4.6% | 12.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.8% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 8.4% | 1.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Jamaica or Samoa?
- Jamaica, at 5.5% against 5.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in transport services between Jamaica and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for transport services?
- Jamaica ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 161st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.