Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 19.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Jamaica, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Jamaica is 19.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 20.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.2% | — |
| 1996 | 16.5% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +56.7% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.4% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 8.4% | 20.2% | 5 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 111,319 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 397.73 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 5.81 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Jamaica?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Jamaica was 19.6% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.