How does Jamaica rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Jamaica ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.

Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica

Name: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Jamaica: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.1664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

29th

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.2389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1977

Years of data

1976–2024

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1976–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.1664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.2389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.

That places Jamaica 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1976 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1978	0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.2%
1979	0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+78.5%
1980	0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1981	0.0669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1982	0.0665 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1983	0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.4%
1984	0.0752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.7%
1985	0.1402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+86.4%
1986	0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.8%
1987	0.0662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1988	0.1535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+131.8%
1989	0.1189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
1990	0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-42.3%
1991	0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1992	0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.5%
1993	0.0765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.2%
1994	0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
1995	0.1018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1996	0.0959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1997	0.084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1998	0.0828 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1999	0.0853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2000	0.1077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
2001	0.1186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2002	0.1377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2003	0.1616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
2004	0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2005	0.1721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2006	0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2007	0.1864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2008	0.1815 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2009	0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2010	0.1734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2011	0.1581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2012	0.1592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2013	0.1683 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2014	0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2015	0.1699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2016	0.1764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2017	0.1671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2018	0.1605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2019	0.1575 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2020	0.2128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.1%
2021	0.2389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2022	0.1999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2023	0.1721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2024	0.1664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1988	+131.8%	0.0662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1575 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

26 Chad 0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Eswatini 0.1713 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Yemen 0.1694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
30 Palau 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
31 Luxembourg 0.164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
32 Burundi 0.1603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica?: Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0.1664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.2389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
How does Jamaica rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 245 places, 9,154 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.