Jamaica - Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Jamaica was 7.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 22.63 in 1976, while its lowest value was 7.63 in 2020.

Definition: Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 22.63
1977 16.81
1978 8.31
1979 8.98
1980 8.92
1981 8.55
1982 13.53
1983 14.31
1984 13.88
1985 17.33
1986 19.06
1987 19.41
1988 19.79
1989 15.80
1990 16.29
1991 10.52
1992 12.19
1993 10.01
1994 8.47
1995 13.37
1996 13.67
1997 14.72
1998 15.31
1999 17.17
2000 14.67
2001 13.61
2002 16.18
2003 15.91
2004 16.65
2005 14.49
2006 13.53
2007 13.07
2008 11.33
2009 11.51
2010 10.55
2011 8.17
2012 8.46
2013 8.65
2014 8.81
2015 10.85
2016 11.80
2017 11.68
2018 11.86
2019 10.77
2020 7.63

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments