Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Jamaica: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 82.1% against 32.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 49.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 54.8% | 34.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 69.6% | 47.8% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 70.4% | 39.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 67.1% | 29.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 78.1% | 42.4% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 75.7% | 47.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 82.1% against 32.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica?
- 49.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica rank globally for travel services?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 15th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel 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
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.