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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Jamaica was 64.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 82.96 in 2019, while its lowest value was 49.98 in 1976.

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 49.98
1977 51.06
1978 52.70
1979 56.82
1980 61.19
1981 67.07
1982 71.38
1983 75.06
1984 72.84
1985 67.74
1986 70.44
1987 72.26
1988 69.29
1989 68.98
1990 73.19
1991 78.02
1992 78.22
1993 74.96
1994 65.56
1995 66.89
1996 68.19
1997 66.56
1998 67.61
1999 64.68
2000 65.78
2001 64.96
2002 63.21
2003 63.39
2004 62.60
2005 66.32
2006 70.60
2007 70.57
2008 70.69
2009 72.64
2010 75.98
2011 76.81
2012 75.10
2013 75.27
2014 76.39
2015 78.48
2016 78.93
2017 79.84
2018 80.94
2019 82.96
2020 64.45

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